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'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA
An upstate New York man not only insisted he had "no idea" how a gun and ammunition for it ended up in his carry-on bag at JFK Airport, authorities said.
"He also claimed the gun didn't belong to him," TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said.
The firearm with a separate box containing five bullets triggered an alarm at a Transportation Security Administration X-ray unit on Wednesday, April 19, Farbstein said.
Port Authority police summoned to the checkpoint took the Liberty, NY, man into custody and seized the gun and ammo, she said Thursday.
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