Pakistani Court Dismisses Criminal Case Against FBI Agent Who Tried to Board Flight with Bullets, Knife
Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
An FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan for trying to board a flight with bullets and a knife in his luggage will not be charged after all, Reuters reports.
A Pakistani court dismissed the case Monday in a move likely intended to keep from souring U.S.-Pakistani ties.
Joel Cox, an FBI agent for the Miami Field Office, was arrested May 4 after trying to board a civilian flight with the knife and bullets. He was jailed for three days before being released on $10,000 bond.
“Since he was not carrying a weapon, only bullets were found from his luggage, the investigation report recommended the cancellation of the case,” Inspector Khalid Mehmood told Reuters.
Posted: May 19th, 2014 under News Story.
Tags: ammunition, criminal case, dropped, FBI, FBI agent, knife, Pakistan, US-Pakistan relations
Comments: none