Transportation Security Administration officers found a bit more than they expected at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday when they discovered a missile launcher in a checked bag.
TSA immediately contacted airport police, who tracked down the traveler and detained him for investigation.
.@TSA officers at @BWI_Airport detected this missile launcher in a checked bag early this morning. Man said he was bringing it back from Kuwait as a souvenir. Perhaps he should have picked up a keychain instead! pic.twitter.com/AQ4VBPtViG
— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF)
July 29, 2019 The airline passenger lives in Jacksonville, Texas told authorities he was traveling home from Kuwait, and as active military personnel believed he could keep the launcher as a souvenir.
The launcher was not live, but it was confiscated as military weapons are not permitted in checked or carry-on luggage, according to TSA.
The man was released and allowed to board his flight.
