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Terminal Mixup Implicates TSA Agents In LAX Smuggling Plot

Posted by timothy on from the and-your-knees-go-on-these-yellow-dots dept.

First time accepted submitter ian_po writes "The U.S. Attorney's office has filed indictments against 7 people, including two Transportation Security Administration Screeners and two former TSA employees, after federal agents set up several smuggling sting operations. The alleged smuggling scheme was revealed after a suspected drug courier went to Terminal 5, where his flight was departing, instead of going through the Terminal 6 checkpoint his written instructions directed him to. Court documents indicate the plan was to return to Terminal 5 through a secure tunnel after being allowed through security by the accused Screener. The courier was caught with 10 pounds of cocaine at the other checkpoint by a different TSA agent. If convicted, the four TSA employees face a minimum of 10 years in Federal prison." If ten pounds of anything can get onto a plane by the simple expedient of bribery, please explain again why adult travelers, but not children, must remove their shoes as they stand massed in an unsecured part of a typical U.S. airport.

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  1. Of course... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The government assumes as usual that terrorists don't have money... why would they they only live in tents with sand all around.

  2. Bribery, huh? by Bieeanda · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly this indicates that travelers should be tipping their screeners more, and more often.

  3. Re:The Weakest Link by alexo · · Score: 5, Funny

    This begs the question

    Raises.

    Sorry. I need help.

    Beg for it.