Four fugitives, including two wanted in Georgia, were arrested as they were passing through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport recently.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested the four people on various outstanding warrants Thursday and Friday, according to a news release. They were either arriving or attempting to board flights leaving the United States at the time of their arrests.
“(CPB) officers work around the clock at a very busy Atlanta international airport, and sometimes encounter travelers wanted on outstanding arrest warrants,” CBP Port Director for the Area Port of Atlanta Carey Davis said. “(They) remain steadfast and vigilant to return fugitives to these wanting jurisdictions to face their charges.”
CBP officers typically examine flight manifests and come across passengers listed in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Rob Brisley said. The database provides law enforcement officials a list of those with outstanding warrants.
Two fugitives — Farzin Abdi, 34, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mamoudou Damaro Camara, 25, of Kennesaw — were wanted in Georgia.
Abdi was wanted in Richmond County for identity fraud. He was arrested as he was attempting to board a flight to Toronto.
Camara was wanted by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for a probation violation. According to jail records, he has been charged with multiple forgery charges dating to 2014. CBP officers arrested Camara after he arrived on a flight from Paris.
Officials also arrested Christopher Daniel Hopper, 27, of Madison, Miss., and Jordan Briche Stansbury, 29, of Portland, Ore.
Hooper was wanted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections for felony driving under the influence. He was arrested before he boarded a flight to Montreal.
Stansbury was wanted by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office in Albuquerque, N.M., for receiving stolen property. She was attempting to board a flight to the Bahamas.
In an unrelated case, CPB officers arrested Elvis Henry Idada, 31, of Boston, on child exploitation charges as he arrived on a flight from Nigeria. According to Davis, officers found child pornography in Idada’s cellphone.
“Sexual exploitation of children shocks and offends the common decency of our society,” Davis said. “We remain vigilant and prepared to detect and intercept all persons, baggage and merchandise that do not comply with our laws.”
Idada was taken to the Clayton County jail, where he remained Wednesday afternoon.
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