RI man arrested JFK Airport security finds gun parts inside peanut butter jars
BOSTON -- A New England traveler is getting a lump of coal after trying to sneak a gun past airport security.
Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson for the Northeast, said a Rhode Island man is facing charges after officers at New York's JFK Airport found disassembled gun parts hidden inside two peanut butter jars.
.@TSA officers at @JFKairport pulled disassembled gun parts that were concealed inside plastic wrap and stashed inside two peanut butter jars from a Rhode Island man's checked bag yesterday. He was arrested by @PANYNJ Police. He's also guaranteed to get a lump of coal from Santa. pic.twitter.com/R5hzvBhW7R
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) December 23, 2022
He was arrested by Port Authority Police.
His name has not been released.
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