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Achmad BACHRI
Case No.
Defendant(s)
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of _ _ _D_ec_e_m_b_e_r_1_9_,_2_0_14_ _ _ _ in the county of ____P_h_ila_d_e_lp_h_i_a_ _ _ in the
Eastern
Code Section
Offense Description
49 U.S.C. 46505(b)(1)
Date:
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12/19/2014
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Judge's signature
Philadelphia, PA
AFFIDAVIT
I, Brian L. Jones, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:
1.
Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations and
the agency formally known as Immigration and Naturalization Service within the Department of
Justice since May of 1996. I am currently assigned as a detailed Special Agent to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Domestic Terrorism Squad and serve as a law
enforcement liaison to the Philadelphia International Airport.
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of the defendant Achmad BACHRI. The defendant is a native and citizen of the Indonesia
and possessed a passport issued by the government of Indonesia for identification purposes.
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that an individual, later identified as Achmad BACHRI, had attempted to enter the secure
area of the Philadelphia International Airport at Terminal A East (Philadelphia County, PA)
checkpoint carrying two knifes that were concealed within a pen and a marker. These items
were discovered during the screening process by a TSA Officer.
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International Airport from Doha, Qatar. He had been inspected by US Customs and Border
Protection Officers and was attempting to enter the secure area of the airport through the TSA
checkpoint to take a connecting flight, US Airways flight 2051, to Miami, Florida.
According
to visa records, BACHRI entered the United States on a non-immigrant visa as a crewman on a
Norwegian Cruise Line ship. My investigation determined that he is employed in the laundry
facility on a cruise ship operating out of the Port of Miami. Homeland Security Investigations
database checks revealed that BACHRI has had multiple entries and exits through the United
States in the past years.
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and presented a boarding pass for a U.S. Airways flight from Philadelphia to Miami for
December 19, 2014 on Flight 2051. A TSA officer operating a body scanner noticed an
anomaly in his chest area. He was patted down and two unusual lumps were discovered as
concealed under his shirt. He was asked to remove the items which appeared to be a pen
and a marker. The TSA officer attempted to open the pen which appeared to be frozen
closed. He then opened the marker which revealed a knife approximately 6 inches in length
(3" blade) within the handle. After further inspection of the pen, another knife
approximately 5" in length (with 3" blade) was discovered to be concealed inside.
BACHRI stated that the items were from his grandfather and "from God." BACHRI was
immediately turned over to the Philadelphia Police Department and transported to the
airport police station for further investigation.
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Based upon the foregoing, I believe that probable cause exists to arrest
Robert John BACHRI for a violation of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 46505(b), which provides, in
pertinent part:
An individual shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or
both ifthe individual-... (1) when on, or attempting to get on, an aircraft in, .or
intended for operation in, air transportation or intrastate air transportation, has on or
about the individual or the property of the individual a concealed dangerous weapon
that is or would be accessible to the individual in flight.