NEWARK, N.J. (1010 WINS) — TSA agents confiscated two loaded guns from two different travelers two days in a row at Newark Liberty International Airport.
On both Wednesday and Thursday, TSA agents spotted handguns in carry-on bags going through the X-ray machine at Terminal B, according to officials.
A traveler from Brooklyn had a loaded 9mm handgun in his backpack on Wednesday.
The next day, a traveler from Garnerville, N.Y. was caught with another 9mm gun.
Authorities don’t believe the incidents were related.
In both cases, TSA alerted Port Authority police, who confiscated the weapons.
“Bringing a loaded gun to our checkpoints presents a security and safety concern,” said Thomas Carter, TSA’s Federal Security Director for New Jersey. “These two back-to-back gun catches bring our count to seven guns detected at our checkpoints this calendar year.”
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