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Matt Mihsen, 47, of Chandler, Texas, figured he could succeed where the United States military couldn't: in tracking down Osama bin Laden. With his eye on the $25 million bounty on bin Laden's head, Mihsen tried to board a plane on Feb. 15 at Detroit International Airport to Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a connecting flight to Damascus, Syria. Alas, customs and immigration officers took a dim view of his plan, especially since it involved trying to get on the flight with "three radiation detectors, one bulletproof vest, 40 rounds of 9mm Black Talon ammunition, one handheld taser device, one rifle scope, one spray can of mace, and $13,256 in unreported currency." The good news for Mihsen is that after he pleaded guilty last week, he got off with time served and one year's supervised release.