Man Found With Magnets In His Rectum Has Criminal History

After triggering security alarms at the Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month, an Iraqi immigrant now faces deportation.

As ANN reported last week, items found in the rectum of Fadhel Al-Maliki, 35, of Atlantic City, NJ set off security alarms while he attempting to board a flight to Philadelphia.

Bomb Squad personnel were summoned to investigate suspicious items, such as a magnet, located in Miliki's rectum during a cavity search, according to Reuters.

"He was secreting these items in a body cavity and that was a great concern because there were also electric wires associated with that cavity," LAX's Security Director for the Transportation Security Administration, Larry Fetters, said.

The US Airways flight departed as scheduled -- but with Maliki's luggage still on board. The pilot made an unscheduled stop in Las Vegas, but nothing amiss was found during the subsequent search of the aircraft.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the details of incident weren't enough to constitute a federal offense. However, when Maliki -- who holds a US green card -- and his case were reviewed by immigration officials, two violence-related convictions were discovered.

Those convictions, domestic violence and possession of an illegal weapon, violate Maliki's permanent US resident status and renders him a candidate for deportation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lori Haley said.

It is unknown when deportation proceedings will begin.

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