Thread: TSA at Reagan Airport finds daggers hidden in book of Chicago-bound passenger

TSA at Reagan Airport finds daggers hidden in book of Chicago-bound passenger
ASSOCIATED PRESS December 20, 2011 7:18PM


The Transportation Security Administration says officers found two throwing daggers hidden in a hollowed-out book at a checkpoint at Reagan-Washington National Airport.

A TSA spokesman says a passenger was stopped Monday when officers found the hidden daggers in the passenger’s carry-on bag. The daggers, which measured just over half a foot long, were hidden in the hard-cover book.

The passenger, who was flying to Chicago, surrendered the knives and book.
The TSA has the authority to fine passengers who bring deadly weapons into the airport checkpoint. It was not known if this was done in this case.

A spokesman for the airport did not immediately return a call for comment.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/9...passenger.html

12.21.2011

Not Even Ninjas Can Evade Airport Security

They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but in this case, it’s a book titled: Ninja:The Shadow Warrior. This is exactly what I’d expect to find in a book with that title. I couldn’t resist with the title of this blog post, but we didn’t catch an actual Ninja of course. What we did catch was a passenger who claimed they forgot this stealthy Ninja book was in their bag. Hmmm....

The good old days of hollowing out books to conceal items such as knives, guns and explosives are long gone. Well, at least at airports… While this concealment method might work in other venues, we screen all accessible property and we routinely find everyday items that have been altered to conceal weapons. That’s why we take a closer look at everything.

The passenger, who was ticketed to fly to Chicago, voluntarily surrendered the knives and book. TSA has the authority to levy a civil penalty against passengers who bring deadly weapons into the airport checkpoint. So be sure to leave all of your Ninja tools at home when you travel.

You couldn’t pull this off with an e-reader…

Blogger Bob Burns
TSA Blog Team
http://blog.tsa.gov/2011/12/not-even...e-airport.html