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Waterbury Man Sentenced In TSA Drug Case
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A Waterbury man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug-trafficking ring that prosecutors say also involved Transportation Security Administration officers. Prosecutors say 29-year-old […]
TSA Responds To Security Criticism By Telling People To Remember 9/11 Attacks
The Transportation Security Administration has started to respond to wide criticism of its operations in a more aggressive manner.
Former TSA Officer Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Scheme
A former federal Transportation Security Administration officer has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for bribery and extortion related to accepting cash in exchange for allowing what she believed were painkiller pills to pass through an airport.
Policeman Sentenced In Oxycodone Ring
A former police officer was sentenced in New Haven Federal Court to more than three years in prison for accepting cash payments from a man authorities say was an oxycodone trafficker to ensure he could carry large amounts of cash through airport security.
Gun In Toys At RI Airport Was ‘Custody Dispute’
A man whose child unknowingly had gun parts and ammunition hidden inside stuffed animals in his carry-on bag was involved in a custody dispute, officials at Rhode Island’s main airport said Wednesday.
Gun Parts Found In Stuffed Animals At RI Airport
Federal transportation officials said Tuesday they found gun components and ammunition hidden inside stuffed animals — including a Mickey Mouse — carried by a passenger at Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport on Monday, and that the incident was related to a domestic disagreement.
TSA Officers, Police In Multi-State Drug Bust
Federal prosecutors in Connecticut say a state trooper, a police officer and three Transportation Security Administration officers based at airports have been arrested on charges of participating in a conspiracy to distribute tens of thousands of highly addictive painkiller pills.
South Windsor Police Cite TSA Agent
South Windsor Police have cited an off-duty TSA agent after he was allegedly tailgating a woman and flashing his badge at her because he believed she was driving too slowly on Sullivan Avenue Tuesday morning.
S&C with Robert Poole 11/18
S&C talk with Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy for the Reason Foundation about the changes in TSA policy.
CT Man Arrested After Punching TSA Agent in Indy
A 51-year old Simsbury man was arrested after an incident at the Indianapolis International Airport in which police say he exchanged words with and punched a TSA screener. Airport police say John Christina had just […]
