A Rhode Island man is facing a hefty fine after he was allegedly caught trying to conceal gun parts in two peanut butter jars at JFK International Airport in New York City on December 22.
Her checked baggage set off a metal detector, prompting TSA officers to take a closer look at her baggage.
Firearm parts from a .22 caliber handgun, including a loaded magazine, were found wrapped in plastic and then stuffed inside two peanut butter jars, according to the TSA.
A Rhode Island man tried to hide gun parts in peanut butter jars.
(Transportation Security Administration)
“The gun parts were cleverly concealed in two jars of creamy peanut butter, but there was certainly nothing smooth about the way the man was trying to smuggle his gun in,” said John Essig, TSA federal security director for JFK airport. , it’s a statement. declaration.
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Port Authority Police seized the gun parts, then tracked down the man and arrested him, according to the TSA. Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on what charges the man could face.
The man faces a civil penalty of up to $15,000 from the TSA.
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York.
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TSA has detained a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year. As of December 16, more than 6,300 firearms were apprehended, an increase of 5,972 in all of 2021.
