FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AN UNRULY; INTOXICATED AND NON COMPLIANT PAX AND WIFE BROKE SAFETY FARS AND DELIBERATELY BROKE SEAT'S ARMREST.

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PAX WAS RUDE THROUGH ENTIRE FLT. HE WOULD NOT LISTEN TO CREW INSTRUCTION (STOW CARRY ON LUGGAGE). HE AND HIS WIFE BOTH ENTERED THE LAVATORY TOGETHER AND SMOKED CIGARETTES. I WARNED HIM THAT SMOKING WAS NOT ALLOWED. HE GOT UPSET AND LATER BROKE THE ARMREST FROM SEAT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER REFUSED TO STOW HIS BAG AFTER THE PLANE HAD LEFT THE GATE. THE PAX AND HIS WIFE WERE DRINKING FROM THEIR OWN LIQUOR; AS WELL AS THE AIRLINE'S LIQUOR WHEN THE FLT ATTENDANT TOOK THEIR PVT SUPPLY AWAY. THAT'S WHEN THEY BECAME BELLIGERENT AND WENT INTO THE LAVATORY TOGETHER AND SMOKED; BUT DID NOT SET OFF THE SMOKE ALARM. LATER; IN A RAGE; THE PAX BROKE THE ARMREST. 30 MINS FROM LNDG; THE PURSER TRIED TO GET THE CAPT TO HAVE AUTHS MEET THE AIRPLANE AND ARREST THE MAN. THE CAPT RPTEDLY SAID; 'THAT IT WASN'T A GOOD IDEA AT THIS TIME;' AND SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE PAX WOULD CALM DOWN AFTER LNDG. THE RPTR CALLED FOR AUTHS TO ARREST THE PAX; BUT THE PROPER AUTHS EVENTUALLY RELEASED THE MAN AT THE GATE; WITHOUT CHARGING HIM. THE RPTR WAS OUTRAGED BY THIS LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF FARS BY THE CAPT AND THE AUTHS.