A number of illegal items were found in the carry-on luggage of a female passenger who violated the law
The incident occurred on December 15 when security staff discovered suspicious objects in a female passenger’s carry-on luggage when the luggage passed through the scanner at Terminal 4 of Los Angeles International Airport. (LAX).
When conducting a search, they found 82 firecrackers, 3 knives, 2 weapon models and a can of pepper spray in carry-on luggage for the flight from LAX to Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
“The number of prohibited items discovered in just one security scan is truly at an extremely worrying level,” CNN on December 23 quoted Mr. Jason Pantages, Director of TSA at LAX, as saying at a meeting. news conference. According to him, this incident is a reminder for all passengers to check their carry-on items again before arriving at the airport.
According to TSA, the type of firecrackers discovered were those sold on the consumer market, so the explosive power was weaker than performance firecrackers. However, explosives such as firecrackers are prohibited from being transported in luggage by air, whether checked in or carried on. Knives, weapon models and small pepper spray cans are allowed on domestic US flights.
The female passenger was questioned by police, while the airport’s bomb disposal team confiscated prohibited items.
TSA counted 2.6 million passengers passing through security checkpoints across the United States on December 15, up from 2.5 million on the same day last year.
