Transportation Security Administration

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.

The federally funded program would make LAX only the 2nd airport operating the “state-of-the-art technology,” which is also being tested at Miami International Airport, with plans to expand across the country, according to the TSA’s information Thursday.