The Department of Homeland Security arrested an airline passenger from India who arrived at Detroit Metro Airport Monday with a suspicious passport: His Saudi Arabian visa had been burned and torn out of the booklet.
Documents filed in U.S. District Court say Safdar Quddus told border officials he had held his Saudi Arabian visa over a fire to peel it out of the passport, and the visa burned, so he cut the page out.
He did not explain why he wanted to remove the page.
Quddus made an appearance in federal court in Detroit on Thursday. He is being held in jail after agreeing to detention.
According to an affidavit filed Wednesday in federal court, Quddus arrived from India via Frankfurt. He presented himself as a returning student visa holder. At primary inspection booth No. 29, he stated that he had been outside the U.S. since Dec. 15 and presented his Indian passport.
While in baggage control, another officer asked Quddus how many times he had been to Saudi Arabia, records show. Quddus said twice, but the officer noticed he didn't have stamps on his Saudi Arabian visa, records show.
27/01/12 Tresa Baldas/Detroit Free Press
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