Crime & Safety
Atlantic City Airport Lands On National List Of Unusual Cargo
A deodorant stick concealing bullets at Atlantic City International Airport topped a nationwide list of unusual items found at checkpoints.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A deodorant stick concealing bullets at Atlantic City International Airport topped a nationwide list of unusual items found at checkpoints in 2021.
The Transportation Security Administration released the list in a video on the agency’s Twitter account.
Six bullets hidden inside a stick of deodorant were found by the security team at Atlantic City International Airport on Sept. 4.
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“Bullets are not permitted to be carried through a security checkpoint. It was a creative attempt to subvert security, but of course an X-ray machine can detect bullets,” the TSA said in a statement.
The item triggered an alarm, alerting the TSA officers to take a closer look.
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The concealed bullets were ranked 10th on the TSA's list, followed by a pistol that was detected at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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