CABIN ATTENDANT RPT; A300; SJU-BOS. PAX SMOKING IN LAVATORY; SMELLED OF ALCOHOL EVEN THOUGH CABIN ATTENDANT SERVED NO ALCOHOL. SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY. BOSTON POLICE QUESTIONED HIM.

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I WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY WITH 2 OR 3 OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS; WHEN A PAX SEATED IN SEAT XD CAME OUT OF THE LAVATORY AND ASKED FOR A BEER. NOT ONLY HIS BREATH SMELLED LIKE ALCOHOL; BUT HE ALSO SMELLED LIKE HE JUST HAD A CIGARETTE IN THE LAVATORY. I ASKED HIM IN SPANISH (HE ONLY SPOKE SPANISH); HE SAID NO; BUT HE DID HAVE CIGARETTES IN HIS POCKET. HE WAS NOT RUDE OR ABUSIVE AT ALL. BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT HE JUST HAD A CIGARETTE AND HE ALSO ACTED VERY STRANGE SINCE HE GOT ON BOARD: GETTING OUT OF HIS SEAT AND ASKING FOR FOOD OR ALCOHOL EVERY 5 MINS. WE NEVER SERVED HIM ALCOHOL; WE ALWAYS GAVE HIM SODA OR SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD. BEFORE WE LANDED IN BOSTON; I GAVE HIM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE MISCONDUCT FORM THAT WE HAVE ON BOARD; AND ASKED THE CAPT TO CALL THE POLICE UPON ARR. I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO ARREST HIM; BUT I DEFINITELY THOUGHT THAT THEY NEEDED TO SCARE HIM A LITTLE BIT; SO HE WOULDN'T DO IT AGAIN ON ANY FUTURE FLTS. SO THE POLICE CAME; TALKED TO HIM (I TRANSLATED FOR HIM AND POLICE) AND HE APOLOGIZED TO THE CAPT AND MYSELF AND PROMISED NOT TO DO IT AGAIN.