A live ammunition cartridge was discovered in the pocket of a seat on an Air India flight from Dubai to Delhi on October 27th, 2024. The discovery prompted an immediate investigation and a complaint filed with airport police, highlighting the importance of strict security protocols in aviation.
An Oklahoma man is facing up to 12 years in prison after being found with ammunition in his carry-on luggage at a Turks and Caicos Islands airport. The man, identified by his family as 40-year-old Ryan Watson, was arrested on April 12 as he and his wife, Valerie, were attempting to return home from a vacation. According to a GoFundMe page set up by the family, the couple had unknowingly left four rounds of ammunition in a bag from a recent deer hunting trip. The ammunition was not noticed by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents when the couple departed from the United States, but it was discovered by airport security in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
An Oklahoma man, Ryan Watson, could face up to 12 years in prison in the British overseas territory of Turks and Caicos after customs officials discovered a bag of bullets in his luggage. Despite claiming it was an accidental mistake, Watson and his wife were detained and charged with possession of ammunition. The wife has been allowed to return home after the charges were dropped against her, but Watson remains in custody. This incident highlights the strict gun laws enforced in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where the mandatory minimum prison sentence for bringing guns or ammunition is 12 years.
