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A veterinarian determined that Freddie suffered contusions to his right forward rib area.
CBP agriculture specialists conducted a subsequent baggage examination of Maries luggage based on Freddies alert and discovered 55 pounds of beef meat, 44 pounds of rice, 15 pounds of eggplant, cucumbers, and bell peppers, two pounds of corn seeds, and a pound of herbs. All agriculture products were prohibited from entering the United States and seized.
Being caught deliberately smuggling well over one hundred pounds of undeclared and prohibited agriculture products does not give one permission to violently assault a defenseless Customs and Border Protection beagle, said Christine Waugh, CBPs Area Port Director for the Area Port of Washington, D.C. We rely heavily on our K9 partners and Freddie was just doing his job. Any malicious attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and CBP will continue to work with our investigating and prosecuting partners to deal swift and severe justice to perpetrators.


Surveillance images shared by officials show the dog on his hind legs, with another shot showing him suspended in mid air with his ears standing up

Thu, 06/26/2025
STERLING, Va. An Egyptian man pled guilty to federal charges Wednesday after kicking a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector dog that alerted to undeclared agriculture products in his baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday.
CBP agriculture detector dog Freddie is a 5-year-old male beagle serving at Washington Dulles International Airport.
CBP Beagle Brigader Freddie sniffs out prohibited agriculture products at our nation's border that could threaten our vital agricultural industries.
Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70 years old, pled guilty during an initial appearance in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia to harming animals used in law enforcement (18USC1368). He was credited with time served, ordered to pay the veterinarians fee, and to immediately report to CBP for removal from the United States. Marie departed the United States on a flight to Egypt at 12:30 p.m. today.
The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia prosecuted Marie.
CBP agriculture detector dog Freddie, a five-year-old beagle, and his handler were inspecting baggage from travelers who arrived from Cairo, Egypt when Freddie alerted to one of Maries suitcases. As the CBP canine handler started questioning Marie, he violently kicked Freddie with sufficient force to lift the 25-pound beagle off the ground.
CBP officers immediately descended upon Marie, handcuffed him, and turned him over to Homeland Security Investigations agents for prosecution.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/egyptian-traveler-eats-federal-charges-kicking-dulles-cbp-beagle
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14854689/Egyptian-tourist-TSA-beagle-attack-Dulles-Airport.html