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Loaded handgun found at Boise airport

Posted at 12:39 PM, Feb 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-20 14:39:27-05

BOISE, Idaho — Transportation Security Administration officers at the Boise Airport Thursday found a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun in the carry-on luggage of a male passenger traveling from Boise to Seattle.

This is the second firearm found at the Boise Airport so far this year.

No further information was immediately available.

TSA reminds travelers that firearms should always be contained in checked luggage.

(photo courtesy: TSA)