BOSTON — State Police seized a muzzle-loading rifle that was found by TSA agents during a checked-bag screening at Logan International Airport over the weekend.
“The rifle was improperly packed and undeclared,” Dan Velez, spokesman for TSA New England, said in a tweet.
Early Saturday morning @BostonLogan, @TSA discovered this muzzle-loading rifle during checked-bag screening. The rifle was improperly packed and undeclared. @MassStatePolice took possession of the rifle and cleared the 71-year-old male passenger to continue. #travelfail pic.twitter.com/gMZbbosvIT
— TSA_NewEngland (@TSA_NewEngland) March 27, 2023
The rifle was found early Saturday morning.
Airport officials cleared the 71-year-old male passenger to continue, Velez said.
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