ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida man's plans to bring a military rocket-propelled grenade launcher back home were shot down after security screeners at a Pennsylvania airport spotted the non-functioning weapon in his checked bag.
The Transportation and Security Administration said the unassembled parts of the launcher and a replica grenade were found Monday when an alarm went off as the bag passed through security equipment at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, about 60 miles north of Philadelphia.
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The man, from St. Augustine, was stopped by police and told officials he thought he could bring the non-functioning launcher onboard in a checked bag.
The items were confiscated and he was able to catch his flight to to Orlando Sanford International Airport.
TSA said no realistic or replica weapons of a military nature are allowed onto airplanes. Travelers who attempt to bring weapon or replicas to the airport case civil penalties up to $13,000, according to TSA.