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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTSA: Woman's Luggage Contained 2 Guns, 350 Rounds Of Ammo, 58 Bricks Of Pot
A Canadian woman trying to fly out of JFK airport yesterday did not make her flight due to some prohibited items that turned up in her checked luggage: namely guns, ammo, and an abundant supply of marijuana. Nyesha McPherson, who hails from Ontario, was arrested by Port Authority police after her bags were inspected prior to boarding her flight to Barbados.
According to the TSA, "the officers saw the suitcases were jam-packed with cans and boxes for baby wipes, coffee, floor dusting sheets, lemonade mix, iced tea mix, a box of cat litter and a box of laundry tablets. But none of those boxes or cans contained the products on the labels."
TSA officers allegedly found "two disassembled .40 caliber handguns, 350 rounds of ammunition, four magazines for the guns and 58 bricks of marijuana totaling 33 pounds, all artfully concealed in the boxes, tubs and cans of everyday household products."
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http://gothamist.com/2014/09/22/pot_hidden_luggage_jfk.php
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TSA: Woman's Luggage Contained 2 Guns, 350 Rounds Of Ammo, 58 Bricks Of Pot (Original Post)
n2doc
Sep 2014
OP
I'm thinking everything she was caught with should have been available in the Duty-Free shop. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2014
#10
"Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff." n/t
Strelnikov_
Sep 2014
#11
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)1. Bricks of pot don't kill people!!11!!11
I think it's the baby wipes and cat litter.
And the nutbaggery and wtf factor.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)10. I'm thinking everything she was caught with should have been available in the Duty-Free shop. nt
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. The poor cat
Not going to get his clean litter.
Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)3. They had to put the dog that alerted on that bag in rehab.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)4. Obviously someone did not follow the 3-1-1 rule.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)5. at least the pot
is in clear plastic bags
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)6. Problem is they are not in 528 little 3.4oz bags.
She'd have been fine if she followed the "Pack Smart" guidelines.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)7. Sounds like a fun weekend.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)8. They look a little light on the bricks
guess the TSA is having a good evening
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)9. It's enough to make you weep.
I don't mean the part about the confiscated guns.
Strelnikov_
(7,772 posts)11. "Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff." n/t
Recursion
(56,582 posts)12. I was thinking of that scene too
"One combination Rooshun phrasebook and bible..."
CaptainTruth
(6,594 posts)13. What was the problem, she was over the weight limit?
"Sorry maam, you're going to have to take out a pound & smoke it."
Guess she had aircraft altitude concerns ... wanted to make sure she was high enough.
DavidG_WI
(245 posts)14. Just what...
did she think was going to happen?
Initech
(100,080 posts)15. Canadian grass? Ah, assholes!