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AO 91(Rev.11/1 I) Criminal Complaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States of America

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v.
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

District of _ _ _ _P_A_ _ _ _ , the defendant(s) violated:

Code Section

Offense Description

49 U.S.C. 46505(b)(1)

Carrying weapon on an aircraft

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

On or about December 19, 2014, at the Philadelphia International Airport TSA security checkpoint, when
attempting to get on an aircraft in, and intended for operation in, air transportation and interstate air transportation, had
on or about the defendant or the property of the defendant a concealed dangerous weapon that was or would have
been accessible to the defendant in flight, in violation of 4 7 U.S.C. Section 46505(b )(1 ).

gf Continued on the attached sheet.

Brian Jones, Sp. Agt, Homelaffd Security Inv.

Printed name and}itle

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence.

Date:

Vu~b#J/J

12/19/2014

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Judge's signature

City and state:

Philadelphia, PA

United States Magistrate Judge

Printed name and title

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AFFIDAVIT
I, Brian L. Jones, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:

1.

I have been employed as a Special Agent of the United States, Department of

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.

2.

I have conducted investigations involving international terrorism and

domestic threats of terrorism as it relates to aviation. Through training and investigations, I

have become familiar with the airport and commercial airline operations, specifically the
operations at the Philadelphia International Airport.

3.

The information in this Affidavit is based upon my personal

knowledge, interviews with Achmad BACHRI, Transportation Security Administration

(TSA) Officers, and review of various records, as well as information supplied to me by law
enforcement officers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What follows is not all of the
information I have uncovered during my investigation.

4.

During the course of my duties, I became involved in the investigation

of the defendant Achmad BACHRI. The defendant is a native and citizen of the Indonesia

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and possessed a passport issued by the government of Indonesia for identification purposes.

5.

As further described below, on December19, 2014, I received a notice

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.

6.

On December 19, 2014, BACHRI had arrived at Philadelphia

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.

7.

BACHRI proceeded through the TSA checkpoint at Terminal A East

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

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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.

8.

Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Huning, Philadelphia

Police Department Detective Wojciechowski and I attempted to interview BACHRI at the

airport police station. Through the use of an Indonesian interpreter, BACHRI was advised
of his Miranda warning to which he refused to answer any questions. This interview was
immediately terminated.

9.

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.

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Wherefore, your affiant respectfully requests that a complaint and arrest

warrant issue charging the defendant with the above offense.

B ian L. 1 nes, Special Agent

Homeland Security Investigations

Sworn and Subscribed before me this

19th of December, 2014

HONORABLE DAVID R. STRAWBRIDGE

United States J\t!agistrate Judge