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Russian Animal DNA Smuggler Admits To Attempting To Sneak Vials Through Dulles Airport Russian Animal DNA Smuggler Admits To Attempting To Sneak Vials Through Dulles Airport
Russian Animal DNA Smuggler Admits To Attempting To Sneak Vials Through Dulles Airport A Russian national living in Virginia who attempted to bring a curious package through Washington Dulles International Airport could face decades behind bars. Polina Perelman, who lives in Leesburg, pleaded guilty this week to smuggling animal DNA into the US after she was busted attempting to slip small vials past airport security in a conspicuous package. Prosecutors say that on Aug. 19, 2022, Perelman failed to declare that she was importing any animals, animal products, or cell cultures, despite traveling with a Styrofoam cooler labeled “Research Samples.” Inside the cooler were 19 sm…

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by Zak Failla
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Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport
Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport A troubling trend continued in the DMV region as another traveler attempted to slip a handgun through security and onto a flight at an area airport.  TSA officers at Washington Dulles International Airport were able to catch a Tennessee man from bringing a loaded .380 caliber handgun with six bullets and an additional seven bullets that were packed in a magazine alongside the weapon.  The incident was reported on Sunday, April 16, one day after a similar scene played out at Reagan National Airport, also involving a traveler from Tennessee. Officials say that the firearm was caugh…

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by Zak Failla
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TSA Officers Prevent Man From Carrying Loaded Gun Onto Flight At Reagan National Airport TSA Officers Prevent Man From Carrying Loaded Gun Onto Flight At Reagan National Airport
TSA Officers Prevent Man From Carrying Loaded Gun Onto Flight At Reagan National Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport prevented an Alexandria man from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Thursday morning. Officials say that officers at the airport were able to stop the passenger early on Thursday, March 9, when it was discovered he was in possession of a 9mm handgun that was loaded with 15 bullets. The weapon was caught as the man entered the security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport. An X-ray unit alerted officers to the gun, which was recovered by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authorit…

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by Zak Failla
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Samurai Sai Swords Seized By TSA Agents From Bag At BWI Airport Samurai Sai Swords Seized By TSA Agents From Bag At BWI Airport
Samurai Sai Swords Seized By TSA Agents From Bag At BWI Airport TSA agents at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) made a curious find as a would-be traveler attempted to slip through security with a specialty weapon in their bag. Officials say that officials at the airport stopped a traveler over the holiday weekend when agents found martial arts sai swords inside a carry-on bag that is not permitted. The @TSA team at @BWI_Airport stopped a traveler who tried to bring these marital arts sai swords through the checkpoint yesterday. After being told they could not go past the checkpoint, he voluntarily abandoned them wit…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Travelers Caught With Loaded Guns At Reagan National Airport Checkpoint, TSA Says Two Travelers Caught With Loaded Guns At Reagan National Airport Checkpoint, TSA Says
Two Travelers Caught With Loaded Guns At Reagan National Airport Checkpoint, TSA Says Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented two travelers from carrying loaded guns onto their flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport over the weekend, officials said. A Maryland man's .32 caliber gun was discovered in his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint on Saturday, Nov. 12, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with six bullets. Once police were notified, the Capitol Heights resident was cited on weapons charges, and the gun was confiscated, she said. Then, on Sunday, Nov. 13, TSA officers stopped another man from carrying his .45 ca…

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by Nicole Acosta
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More Than 20 Weapons Seized From Virginia Man's Bag At Reagan National Airport More Than 20 Weapons Seized From Virginia Man's Bag At Reagan National Airport
More Than 20 Weapons Seized From Virginia Man's Bag At Reagan National Airport Everyone knows not to play with knives – but one man from Virginia clearly didn't get the memo when he recently tried to board a plane.  Officers uncovered 23 prohibited weapons from the Alexandria man's carry-on bag at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday, May 4, the TSA said on their website.  The weapons consisted of various knives including scalpels, a switch blade, one dagger, a pair of brass knuckles and several martial arts throwing knives, the TSA said. The man was later issued a citation by airport police.  "TSA would have had no issue ha…

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by David Cifarelli
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Ex-Con From NY State Admits Trying To Get Loaded Gun Through Newark Airport Security Ex-Con From NY State Admits Trying To Get Loaded Gun Through Newark Airport Security
Ex-Con From NY State Admits Trying To Get Loaded Gun Through Newark Airport Security An ex-con from New York admitted trying to slip a loaded, stolen gun through the security checkpoint at Newark Airport late last year, authorities said. Desmond Herring, 48, of Newburgh, NY made a beeline for his gate when a TSA officer staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor found the loaded weapon -- along with boxes of ammo -- in his carry-on bag on Nov. 29, 2021, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. Port Authority police collected the bag and examined its contents, the TSA said at the time. Along with the 9mm pistol were 10 rounds loaded into a magazine, along with anot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says ‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says
‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says A Las Vegas resident caught with a loaded gun at a Newark Airport security checkpoint told officers he’d driven to Connecticut with it in his backpack, then forgot it was there, the TSA said. Port Authority police seized the handgun and arrested the man on weapons charges after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the weapon in an X-ray monitor in Terminal A, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said on Tuesday, March 22. “The man told officials that he had driven from his home in Las Vegas to Connecticut and brought his handgun with him in his backpack for the drive,” Farbs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maryland Man Arrested For Carrying Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Maryland Man Arrested For Carrying Loaded Gun At LaGuardia
Maryland Man Arrested For Carrying Loaded Gun At LaGuardia A man from Arundel County was busted with a loaded handgun over the weekend at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. The unidentified Odenton man's 9mm handgun was loaded with eight bullets when it was detected in his belongings in an X-ray at the security checkpoint Saturday, March 5, TSA said. TSA officers immediately contacted Port Authority Police, who confiscated the gun and took the man into questioning before arresting him on a weapons offense. The man also faces a federal fine for bringing the gun to an airport security checkpoint. Depending on the circumstances, these fines could s…

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by David Cifarelli