CALIFORNIA- Earlier this week, a traveler at Ontario Airport (ONT) in California was intercepted by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers during routine screening with two 81 mm mortar rounds (weapon) in their luggage.
Fortunately, both mortar rounds were inert. However, whether decommissioned or not, it is essential to note that mortar rounds are strictly prohibited from both hand baggage and checked-in luggage.
TSA Finds Mortar Rounds in Ontario
In a lighthearted post on the social media site X, the TSA playfully reminded passengers to double-check the contents of their luggage, emphasizing the importance of being aware of what is packed to avoid unintentionally carrying explosives.
Further, in this instance, it appears that the passenger did not face significant consequences for attempting to bring these prohibited items onto a commercial airline, but the outcome is not always favorable, flagged PYOK.
In 2021, a teenage Italian tourist in London found himself imprisoned for two months after trying to carry a decommissioned hand grenade on a plane at London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
Domenico Giovinazzo was swiftly surrounded by armed police when security officers detected the grenade during a routine x-ray screening of his hand luggage.
Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson, the head of the Metropolitan Police’s Aviation Policing Command, deemed Giovinazzo’s actions “reckless and dangerous” as the discovery prompted the partial evacuation of the airport terminals, causing flight delays.
Fortunately, the court showed leniency and suspended Giovinazzo’s sentence for one year.
In a similar incident last year, an American passenger tried to smuggle live explosives in the lining of his checked-in luggage on an Orlando-bound Allegiant flight from Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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