Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was returning to Los Angeles from Finland. He is believed to have been riding his gold-plated self-balancing scooter which caused the dust-up with U.S. Customs Officers ultimately leading to his takedown. Photos and video were captured which clearly display the number of officers needed to subdue him.

In the process of being taken to the ground and handcuffed, an officer can be clearly heard commanding Khalifa to "stop resisting" following by the rapper repeatedly replying, "I'm not resisting sir, I'm not resisting sir." After the dust settled, Khalifa remarked sarcastically, "Haven't been slammed and cuffed in a while. That was fun."