Cuba complains that guns in luggage checked in at MIA were not stopped

[Judi Lynn]

Cuba complains that guns in luggage checked in at MIA were not stopped
Posted on Wednesday, 04.25.12
By Juan O. Tamayo
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One would think that it would be difficult for any gun, packed in a suitcase checked in at Miami International Airport for a flight to Cuba, to make it all the way to the island.

After all, Cuba is on the U.S. list of countries that support international terrorism, and Miami is home to some radical exiles who might want to attack the island. Never mind the U.S. trade embargo, or the law that requires U.S. government permits to export any gun.

Yet, the U.S. State Department has confirmed Havana twice complained of finding such guns in luggage arriving from MIA in 2010. A Miami travel company official said Cuban government officials told her there were six such incidents this year alone.

More:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/24/2765920/cuba-complains-that-guns-in-luggage.html#storylink=cpy

[flamingdem]

1. I wish they would reveal who it was!

La Planadora?

[naaman fletcher]

2. I don't get it

I fly 100k miles per year and I don't ever recall my checked luggage being searched on departure.

What's the problem?

[Daniel537]

3. All checked luggage is screened after you check it in.

"TSA is mandated by Federal law to screen 100% of checked baggage."

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/customer/claims/pack.shtm

I've had mine inspected multiple times because of electronic devices i pack in them, so a gun would be a fairly easy thing to spot. The TSA clearly blew it in this case, not too surprising though considering their history.

[naaman fletcher]

4. wow

ok then..