Overview

• An Arkansas man was caught at New York's LaGuardia Airport with 17 9mm bullets concealed inside a clean disposable baby diaper in his carry-on bag.
• The man initially claimed ignorance about the bullets, later suggesting his girlfriend may have put them in his bag.
• TSA officers discovered the bullets after the carry-on bag triggered an alarm at the security checkpoint.
• The man was cited by the Port Authority Police for unlawful possession of the ammunition.
• This incident occurred just before the busiest day of the holiday travel period, with passenger counts expected to be six percent higher than 2022.