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American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Sentenced
An airplane mechanic from New York will spend nearly a decade behind bars for smuggling over 25 pounds of cocaine on an American Airlines plane. Long Island resident Paul Belloisi, age 56, of Smithtown, was sentenced to nine years in prison in Brooklyn federal court on Friday, Sept. 6, for possessing and importing cocaine. Belloisi, a former mechanic for American Airlines, was arrested in February 2020 after US Customs and Border Protection discovered 10 bricks of cocaine in an electronics compartment beneath a plane arriving from Jamaica at Kennedy International Airport in Queens . The c…
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All-New NY Mobile ID Off To Great Start With Tens Of Thousands Of Users: 'Key Step'
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are embracing the future by using a digital version of their state-issued driver's license or identification on their smartphones, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Hochul just revealed that over 100,000 New York residents have finished their enrollment for a New York Mobile ID on their phones. Earlier Report - Brand-New Mobile ID Launches In NY, Promises 'Convenience, Security' The voluntary product, available for iOS and Android, was designed for "convenience and security" and can be downloaded by anyone with a valid, New York state-issued dri…
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'Inexcusable' Surprise Found In Traveler's Carry-On Bag At Albany International Airport
For the fourth time this year, security screeners stopped a man from carrying a loaded gun onto a plane at Albany International Airport. Agents made the discovery during a routine x-ray screening of the traveler’s carry-on bag Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced. The Rensselaer County man, of Johnsonville, was found to have a 9mm handgun that was loaded with five bullets. Albany County Sheriff’s deputies confiscated the weapon. Earlier Report: 'Stiff Penalty' For Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Albany Airport Transportation officials said the…
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'Stiff Penalty' For Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Capital Region Airport
Security screeners stopped a man from carrying a loaded gun onto a plane at an airport in the region. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers made the discovery Monday, June 19, at Albany International Airport, the agency announced. During a routine X-ray screening, the Troy man was found to have a loaded .380 caliber gun inside his duffle bag along with his clothing. The TSA agent immediately contacted the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, which came to the checkpoint and initially confiscated the weapon. Deputies later allowed the man to leave the airport to secure his gun …
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Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun During Security Screening At Albany Airport
Security screeners stopped a man from carrying a loaded gun onto a plane at an airport in the region. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers made the discovery Tuesday, May 9, at Albany International Airport, the agency announced. During a routine screening, the Guilderland man was found to be carrying a semi-automatic 9mm handgun loaded with seven rounds. None of the bullets were chambered. It was not immediately clear whether the man would face civil penalties, as the agency reiterated it has the right to do for travelers found to be carrying guns or gun parts. Tuesday’s…
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Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says
A man from the region was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun and bullets in his carry-on bag at a JFK airport security checkpoint. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, was charged on Wednesday, April 19 after the unloaded firearm was found alongside five bullets in a gun magazine said TSA officials. The man's name is pending release by the New York New Jersey Port Authority. The handgun was detected when the man entered the security checkpoint with his carry-on items. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered…
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Man Stopped From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport
A traveler who claimed that he forgot his loaded handgun was in his carry-on bag at Westchester County Airport now faces steep civil penalties. On Monday, March 6, Transportation Security Administration officers at Westchester County Airport in White Plains stopped a Florida man from bringing a loaded 9mm handgun onto his flight, according to TSA Northeast spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. The gun, which was loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber, was caught after the man entered the security checkpoint and an X-ray unit alerted officers to his carry-on…
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Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Plane At Westchester Airport, Authorities Say
A Connecticut man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at the Westchester County Airport. The incident involving a man from Fairfield County happened on Tuesday, April 5 after the Town of Fairfield resident was busted with a .40 caliber gun loaded with 10 bullets attempting to board a flight at the White Plains airport. According to TSA, an officer spotted the handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor as the man’s belongings entered the X-ray unit. TSA alerted the Westchester…
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Video Shows Westchester Man Going On Tirade At Orlando Airport
A New York man who threw an allegedly drunken tirade at a Florida airport had to be tased after getting verbally abusive and physically violent with staff members before being arrested. On Thursday, Feb. 24, 34-year-old Westchester County resident Ryan Martin, of Yonkers, became belligerent before boarding his United Airlines flight from the Orlando International Airport back to New York in a video that went viral after being caught on camera and shared online. “Don’t touch me! Don’t (expletive) touch me!” Martin screams into the void as fellow passengers stare at their phones. “You want a …
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Westchester County Man Busted At JFK Airport With Handgun
Thanksgiving travel got off to a rocky start for a Westchester man who was busted by TSA officers at the JFK Airport with a loaded handgun. On Monday, Nov. 22, officers spotted a man with a .22-caliber handgun at one of the security checkpoints at the airport, loaded with four bullets inside. TSA officials alerted the Port Authority Police, who responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and arrested a man from Tuckahoe on multiple weapons charges. Officials did not release the man’s identity, but noted that he also faces thousands of dollars in federal fines for bringing the …
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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport
A Hudson Valley man was arrested after attempting to bring a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at Newark Airport, Transportation Security Administration officials announced. The Rockland County resident was busted by TSA officers with a 9-mm handgun loaded with five bullets on Monday, Aug. 24. The gun was discovered when his bag went through the airport’s X-ray machine. According to a News12 report, the man has been identified as Joel Seabbag, 31, of Monsey. Once the gun was discovered, officials said that Port Authority police were notified, the gun was confiscated and Seabbag was arres…
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Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America
This probably will not shock anyone who has waited in line at this international airport, been frisked or nearly missing a flight due to security delays. It's now ranked as the worst in North America as far as long security lines. According to preliminary data compiled by J.D. Power, as reported here, the California-based market-research company, JFK International Airport -- which is New York City’s busiest airport -- is by far the worst when it comes to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines. The average wait time at JFK Airport is 19.02 minutes compared to the overall aver…
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