A 52-year-old American citizen who said he was searching for Osama bin Laden was detained in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan this week, Pakistani police said Tuesday.
The Californian named Gary Faulkner was carrying a pistol, a sword, night-vision equipment and Christian religious books, said Mumtaz Ahmed, a police chief in the area.
Faulkner was detained as he was walking from Pakistan toward the border into Nuristan province in Afghanistan, Ahmed said. He told police that he had been looking for bin Laden since 9/11 and had traveled to the area several times before, Ahmed said.
U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Snelsire did not confirm that Faulkner had been detained but said that the consulate in Peshawar did receive notification of the detention of an American citizen. Snelsire said they were trying to get more details.
"We're hoping to get consular access to the individual," Snelsire said.
Faulkner told police that he had no intention of killing bin Laden, Ahmed said. But police believed he was trying to kill bin Laden because of the weapons he was carrying, according to Ahmed.
CNN's Reza Sayah and Samson Desta contributed to this report.
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At least this person is doing something!!!! Shame on our CIA and FBI, what a bunch of chickens. They couldn't find their A**** with both hands!!!!
bin laden needs to be found dead or alive Gary must be given a medal for trying and if he needs a new kidney (or kidney's) lets all step up and offer one . If you really belive he was right and brave to try to find this killer we should try to help him as well right? I'm ready to give a kidney are you?
What a kind of stupidity, go back and search in your own white house. How ridiculous is this, that US, UK and other armys are already been deployed there since long long time, they destroyed each and everything but couldnt find a stupid, ..... Bin Laden??? what a non sense is this.
Since he had been there several times it proves that he is smarter than the US military. He had an exit strategy!!!!!!
Boo!
HHHHHHaaaaa wowo wer?
all these years with all the technology the american have...they still cant find bin laden...because bin laden doesnt even exist
You're most probably right since Osama bin Laden was already suffering from nephritis back in 2001 and is in all probability dead.
Everyone thinks I'm an idiot. Maybe you are all correct. So what, I'm having fun with all of you! HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!
And you're upsetting all these warmongers to no end by taking the joy out of this war!!!
Kenneth Barlow....
If I got caught with hash in another country, I'd tell them I was hunting Bin Laden too!! I would rather go home crazy, than maybe go to prison..Hats off to Gary$$
How hilarious must his final "there's no turning back" checklist been before embarking on his "quest"........my bible...check..........my bag of weed...check......my six-shooter...check.....water?.....naaa, better pack the samurai sword. This of course is do to the high number of impromtu sword battles that tend to start up in the middle of the desert.....
so lets say he is alive and well, does this mean even though he is on the terror list with an reward that someone would get in trouble for hunting him?? I believe George Bush declared the reward dead or alive and I don't think he specified who was allowed to complete the job. I also don't believe Obama has updated or changed any of this since.
osama bin ladan is on zionist protection, plz us u should better stop decieving us on this issue.
STOP THE MADNESS !!!!
Let's get some people ready to go over and find Bin Laden, we can get the job done. I think this guy should be given the US medal of Freedom.
I second that one,siniorcit! We do need to get on with the conquest of Afghanistan and quite soon,but I imagine that when all is said and done,this guy will get a great deal of praise for his effort.
Bin Laden is in Iran.
Does anyone seriously doubt?
IS HE A TWIN OF ELI? HE SHOULD HAVE CHICK WITH HIM, BECAUSE SHE CAN SNIFF OSAMA FROM MILES!!!!
Yeah I know. I'm an idiot. So what.
That you are.Don't you know that we're trying to build an empire even greater than the Roman one over there?And let's praise this dude who went halfway around the world to kill this Bin Laden!
I have even more choice names for you since you keep trying to take the joy out of this war.I'm fed up,so stop blogging in here.Besides,this war is going to be fought whether you like it or not!!!
This guy is awesome, seriously. Just wanted to throw that out there.
Hunter, hunted.....
whoever is on cnn taking Ricks list on 6/15 is a wuss.
Making fun of a true patriot
Why arresting him, Osama needs to be killed for his greed acts. Blast Osama.
Someone still looking for bin Laden????? The only thing that can save Obama is finding bin Laden......almost 2 months later he is going to meet with BP.....OK....sooooooo if we have someone attacking the country I guess we can suspect that it will take him to get a committee together....talk about it....play golf....and act like there isn't a war going on.....why should he? It isn't in his backyard.....until then maybe he MIGHT DO SOMETHING....Someone needs to make sure this man that tried to get bin Laden back to the U.S. and make him a HERO.....I wish I had the guts to do what he did!!!!! We need more men like him....but...I also think bin Laden is dead too.
He's not afraid, God bless him. He's targeting a devil and not a tower of innocent people from around the world! The rest of the world should have as much courage! He's a real live American Hero!!!
My hero.....they should let him get a hold of that a_ _ hole....
This dude is proof that we're still growing men over here in America. Kudos to this guy, someone get him a beer! And to anyone who thinks that it's "right-wing crazy", I don't see lefties flying over there in droves to be peaceful, they hide like cowards.
Lefty fighting terror in Iraq right now. Shut up-stuoid
Lefty fighting terror in Iraq right now. Shut up-stupid
Now I heard it all.A right-wing nutjob going halfway around the world to murder an already dead man.It just goes to show how much this country has fallen into the grip of this right-wing mob mentality.
Bin Laden died in 2002-2003? Yet he praised the Christmas day bomber 6 months ago. Idiot. Why don't you go over with a shovel and look for his body.
What, you don't think the tapes could have been forged? Jeez, anyone could do that these days...
Go over there with a shovel
That comment made my morning while drinking my coffee...I second that your comments
The guy has a lot of heart. I mean to go into afghanistan with only a sword a bible and a pistol is pretty bold, obiously he is crazy, but has a big pair...
Excellent! Can we please get more of our delusional, supposedly Christian, right-wing nut jobs to go over and join the hunt for a guy who died in 2002-2003? You know, the guy our government has been keeping alive as the boogie man to keep all of us in a state of fear and hatred for arab people? It's been a great diversion for the US masses to keep them from complaining about all the illogical stuff that happened starting on 9/11/2001.
And you're thev one talking about delusion.....hmmmm
Big props to this guy for trying to find Bin Laden. He probably got more accomplished in trying to find him than the CIA has.
HE IS DEAD
Maybe the multi-million dollar reward had something to do with the solo hunt.... ?? Props to him for jumping on a plane and on the hunt.....only from California...LOL. $25 Mil... I bet FBI would love to pay this reward.
So what is the one guy going to go when he finds bin Ladens compound? Fight off the inevitable army that surrounds him with a pistol and a sword? I think they should let the guy go too, so he gets caught by the bad guys and removed from the gene pool.
He would have turned on his 'night vision equipment' and with a flurry of ninja sword moves and small arms fire exterminated the entire Bin Laden compound. Then he would have left behind some Christian reading material so that anyone who happened on the site would know that Jesus himself showed up and put the smack down on those cave dwelling fools!
...but what if the sword he has is Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker? I bet you all wouldn't be laughing then...
Well the last time it was publicised the reward was 25million & I believe it is over 30million now. I am suprized more independant contractors aren't out there looking. Where's DOG the bounty hunter when you need him. LOL!
May GOD bless & keep us all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
check him out and if he is ok, let him go. Maybe he will find him. Someone needs to.