A Rhode Island man was arrested after TSA agents discovered parts of a disassembled semi-automatic handgun disguised within two jars of peanut butter in his luggage, the agency said.
The agency said a checked bag containing the peanut butter jars triggered an alarm in an X-ray unit at JFK airport on December 22. Closer inspection revealed the gun parts, wrapped in plastic and"jammed" into two jars of what appear to be Jif brand peanut butter. The gun's magazine was loaded with bullets, according to the TSA.
"The gun parts were artfully concealed in two smooth creamy jars of peanut butter, but there was certainly nothing smooth about the way the man went about trying to smuggle his gun," said John Essig, TSA's federal security director for JFK Airport, in the release."Our officers are good at their jobs and are focused on their mission -- especially during the busy holiday travel period.
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