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RI man arrested JFK Airport security finds gun parts inside peanut butter jars

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Dec 24, 2022

Newest development Dec 25, 2022 · 2 reportsMan Arrested at JFK Airport With Gun Parts Hidden Inside Peanut Butter Jars

A Rhode Island man is facing charges after officers found disassembled gun parts hidden inside peanut butter jars.

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    RI man arrested JFK Airport security finds gun parts inside peanut butter jars

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Man Arrested at JFK Airport With Gun Parts Hidden Inside Peanut Butter Jars

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Shore News Network

    Man caught smuggling gun parts in jars of peanut butter at JFK Airport (opens Shore News Network)

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    Shore News Network's feed description

    NEW YORK, NY - TSA officers arrested a Rhode Island man at JFK International Airport in New York City after they noticed his jars of creamy Jif peanut

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    TSA says man tried to hide gun parts in peanut butter jars (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

    Published

    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    The man was arrested at JFK Airport and "guaranteed to get a lump of coal from Santa," a TSA spokesperson said.

  3. NBC New York

    Man Arrested at JFK Airport With Gun Parts Hidden Inside Peanut Butter Jars (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A man trying to pass through security at one of New York’s airport found himself in a sticky situation this week. TSA officials said a Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday at John F. Kennedy International Airport after trying to pass through security with the parts to a semi-automatic handgun.

  4. CBS News

    RI man arrested JFK Airport security finds gun parts inside peanut butter jars (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A Rhode Island man is facing charges after officers found disassembled gun parts hidden inside peanut butter jars.

  5. Fox News

    Rhode Island man tries to sneak 'artfully concealed' gun parts in peanut butter jars through TSA (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Port Authority Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to sneak gun parts concealed in two peanut butter jars through airport security on Dec. 22.

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