CAIR comes to his defense claiming he was “racially profiled” in 3..2..1… HOUSTON — A traveler from India has been arrested on a weapons charge at Bush Intercontinental Airport, and police said the man was carrying extremist books that refer to “jihad” and “infidels,” Local 2 Investigates reported Friday. “He had a ton of books,” said one law enforcement official involved in the lunch-hour arrest. The man also had a large amount of cash and a portable computer storage device capable of holding documents and data, officials said. Police identify the passenger as Vijay Kumar, a resident of Mumbai, India. He has been booked into a Houston jail on charges of possession of a prohibited weapon after brass knuckles were found in his checked luggage. Law enforcement officials involved in the arrest said that Kumar was pulled out of the Terminal E security screening line for a closer look after TSA behavioral detection officers noticed he was sweating and fidgeting. Officers said they then found the brass knuckles, as well as several books and diagrams in his carry-on luggage, including one book titled, “New Voices of Islam,” and another espionage publication called “Spycraft.” Officers said many of the books were written in Arabic, but they did notice English publications that refer to “jihad” and “infidels.” They also found diagrams that purport to describe U.S. military weaponry, according to law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. FBI agents were called to the screening area where Kumar was being arrested. Agents are trying to determine the contents of a flash drive, or thumb drive, that was confiscated as he was arrested. Investigators said that Kumar claimed he was in Houston for some sort of “Islamic seminar.” In addition to the publications, thumb drive, and the brass knuckles confiscated by police, investigators said that Kumar had a large amount of cash that had not been declared to Customs officials as part of his travel. Investigators told KPRC Local 2 Investigates that at least $8,000 in U.S. bills were found, along with thousands of dollars in a foreign currency. Federal law requires passengers to declare any time they are traveling with $10,000 or more, and officers point out there was no such declaration in this case. H/T: Jihad Watch
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Indian Muslim Man Arrested in Houston Airport Carrying Brass Knuckles, Jihadist Literature, Large Amount of Cash, Claimed to be in Town for “Islamic…
