Gun seized from carry-on at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — TSA officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport say they seized a loaded gun at the airport checkpoint.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at AVP intercepted a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets at the airport checkpoint on Monday, July 29.

The weapon was caught when a man from Waverly Township entered the security checkpoint and the X-ray unit alerted the firearm among his carry-on items.

TSA officials notified the police who confiscated the gun.

The man is now facing a financial penalty, penalties for carrying weapons can reach a maximum of $15,000.

Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms only in checked baggage if they are unloaded and packed in a hard-sided locked case. Then the locked case should be taken to the airline check-in counter to be declared.

TSA has details on how to properly travel with a firearm posted on its website .

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