Could've used baconlube. That way it would have been "ready to go" when assembled.
Posted on 12/24/2022 8:42:32 AM PST by DFG
Jars of peanut butter stashed in a traveler’s checked luggage at a New York City airport triggered an alarm which resulted in his arrest.
On Thursday, Dec. 22 , TSA officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport opened the checked bag after it set off an alarm when passing through an X-ray, according to a statement from the agency.
They removed two jars of JIF creamy peanut butter from the luggage, each of which contained pieces of a dismantled semi-automatic handgun “artfully concealed inside,” the agency stated.
The parts, including a magazine loaded with .22 caliber bullets, were encased in plastic and shoved into the peanut butter, according to the agency.
When they found the weapon, officials contacted police who confiscated the gun parts and tracked down the man who owned the luggage in an airport terminal, the agency stated. The man, a resident of Rhode Island, was arrested.
“Our officers are good at their jobs and are focused on their mission—especially during the busy holiday travel period,” John Essig, the TSA’s federal security director for JFK Airport, stated.
The man, whose name has not been released, could be slapped with a civil penalty of up to $15,000, according to the TSA.
In order for firearms to be legally transported on a plane, they need to be placed in checked baggage, properly packed and unloaded, and declared at the check-in counter, the agency stated. The person checking the weapon must also have a proper permit.
Earlier this year, officials at an airport in Pennsylvania discovered vape canisters and plastic-wrapped marijuana concealed in a jar of peanut butter after an alarm was triggered, according to previous reporting from McClatchy News.
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This is checked luggage, no carry on. He has no access to the luggage compartment during flight.
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See #19
It sounds like he was planning to use it on the plane.
You don’t accidentally put ammo in peanut butter.
Ah, thank you.
It was not in the carry on stuff.
“It doesn’t even make sense in checked baggage.”
Makes more sense than in your carryon ...
False. Only in a very few states does a person need a permit to own a firearm.
The weapons sniffing squirrels were doing their job.
The Computed Tomography X-Ray (CTX) no doubt showed a difference in the consistency of the peanut butter and the density of the gun/ammo parts. Stupid ass.
Could've used baconlube. That way it would have been "ready to go" when assembled.
Of course it was creamy peanut butter, the chunky stuff could have caused the weapon to jam!
>I suspect if it is ‘declared’, it is tracked and treated specially.
When traveling with firearms, I put them in a pelican case and lock it with heavy duty combo locks. When declaring, the agent will inspect the interior of the case and then it is locked and sent down the ramp.
Upon arrival, an agent will deliver the case to you; it’s not delivered to you on the carousel.
That’s been my experience.
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.
Terrible headline. It wasn’t peanut butter that was the problem.
Thank you !
Be sure to tip your servers, I will be here all week.
The German “V-Joke”
“Zer ver zwei peanuts valking along der Straße, und von vas assaulted....peanut...Ho Ho Ho Ho!”
Should’ve used Crunchy.
Good choice so far but you forgot the Stilton and Lincolnshire Poacher. Very sad.
What about Venezuelan Beaver Cheese?
The lead would show up as a “blank” space, in turn arousing suspicion because of it’s inability to be scanned. Trust me, it’s been tried.
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In Alex Kava’s book, Breaking Creed, written in 2015, she wrote the same scenario with cocaine instead of guns.
If you exceed the 'government' limit.
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