A Texas man is in federal custody after telling agents at Detroit Metro Airport that he was on his way to Syria to try to claim the $25-million bounty on Osama bin Laden.
A federal criminal complaint said Matt Mihsen, 47, of Ft. Worth boarded a Northwest flight in Dallas on Tuesday en route to Detroit, the Netherlands and Syria. Mihsen, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Syria, was questioned in Detroit by Customs and Border Protection officers.
After denying carrying a large sum of cash, agents checked him and found $13,756, according to a court affidavit filed by Cory Howe, a Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Agents checked Mihsen's luggage and found a stun gun, 40 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray, a bulletproof vest and three Geiger counters, the affidavit said.
Mihsen told agents he is vice president and security specialist for Alleges Protective Services Inc. and was on his way to the Middle East to investigate the illegal sale of uranium by extremists. He said he was hoping to collect the $25 million FBI bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of bin Laden....
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