Crime & Safety
Loaded Gun Found Wrapped In Shirt At Logan Airport: TSA
TSA agents say a 9mm gun was recovered from an already checked backpack at Boston's Logan Airport.
BOSTON — A loaded gun was found hidden inside a checked backpack at Logan Airport on Tuesday, a spokesperson from the Transportation Security Administration said.
A spokesperson from TSA New England said the 9mm loaded gun was found wrapped in a shirt inside a backpack that had already been checked.
It is not clear if the person in possession of the backpack is facing criminal charges.
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Patch reached out to Logan Airport for more information and will update when we hear back.
The TSA provides instructions on how to carry a firearm on an airplane here, saying every firearm must be unloaded and placed in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only.
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The TSA added that a firearm must be declared when checking bags at the ticket counter.
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