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SOOOOOOO they LIED....................

Detroit — A federal customs and border protection official reversed himself today, admitting a passenger from Northwest Flight 253 was placed in handcuffs, searched and released after a canine alerted officers to his carry-on luggage.

Ronald G. Smith, chief U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in the Detroit area, sent an email to The Detroit News late Thursday apologizing that the information on the passenger — which was reported to federal investigators by a pair of Taylor attorneys who were passengers on the flight — was not made available earlier.

Federal officials had denied the details of the incident despite repeated accounts by attorneys Kurt and Lori Haskell of Taylor who say they saw a man get questioned by federal officials and be led away from the airport baggage area in handcuffs after a sniffer dog reacted to something in the man’s carry-on luggage.

The couple said the man, who appeared to be in his early 30s and of Indian descent, was taken to a room for questioning and later led out of that room in handcuffs.

In the email, which was also sent to the couple, Smith said he had just received a piece of information he did not have previously and hopes “it will clear up the matter.”

Smith said the man was handcuffed and escorted to a room where he was interviewed and searched. Nothing was found. The man was not arrested or detained, and no further information was available about him, Smith said.

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“This information is consistent with eyewitness accounts,” Smith said.

In previous statements, the FBI has said only one man from the flight was arrested.
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If you read this story you get three explanations - 1 - a man was arrested from 253 or 2 - a man from 249 was arrested or (wait for it) a 3rd man was arrested from an unknown flight??