March 13, 2007, 11:15AM Man with foreign objects in rectum faces deportation
LOS ANGELES � An Iraqi immigrant faces deportation after triggering a security scare at Los Angeles International Airport when authorities found a suspicious device lodged in his body, officials said.
Fadhel Al-Maliki, 35, of Atlantic, N.J., prompted the alert March 6 during a screening for a flight to Philadelphia when he tried to go through security with two objects in his rectum. The FBI said he told screeners the objects, a polished stone and a piece of metal, were used to fight stress.
That wasn't enough to constitute a federal offense, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. However, immigration agents reviewed Al-Maliki's case and said they found two violent convictions on his record.
The convictions for domestic violence and possession of an illegal weapon violate the terms of Al-Maliki's status as a permanent U.S. resident and make him subject to deportation, said Lori Haley, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Haley said she had no details on the convictions, and that it wasn't clear when deportation proceedings would begin.
A US Airways plane bound for Philadelphia was diverted because Al-Maliki's checked luggage had been screened and put aboard without him.
Clearly, he was on his way to a recreational "rock, paper, scissors" tournament. He couldn't carry the scissors on the plane because of TSA regulations, and the paper filled up his carry-on. Undoubtedly, he wanted to get in some pramatic practice before the tournament, so he needed ready access to all the implements of his trade.
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This thread is beginning to sound a lot like another one about the other way to imbibe sherry. Seems like sherry might actually make a difference, at least in the short term!
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