STERLING, Va. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Washington Dulles International Airport arrested a U.S. citizen Wednesday who was wanted by the District of Columbia (DC) Police Department for Public Order Crimes, Escape.
Michael Langdon Foley, 48, of Washington, D.C., arrived on a flight from Austria. CBP officers determined Foley to be subject to a DC Police arrest warrant. CBP officers verified the validity of the warrant and confirmed extradition. CBP officers arrested Foley and turned him over to Metropolitan Airport Authority Police for extradition.
“The United States is a welcoming nation however; CBP remains ever vigilant in intercepting those travelers that our laws identify as needing further scrutiny,” said Wayne Biondi CBP Area Port Director for the Port of Washington Dulles.
CBP conducts inspection operations and intercepts currency, weapons, prohibited agriculture products or other illicit items, and on average arrests 22 wanted persons a day at U. S. Ports of entry nationwide.
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Criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.