This time, it doesn’t look like the "tanim-bala"
extortion scheme, but "nakalimutang- bala-sa-bag" at the NAIA.
You would think that with all the furor over
"tanim-bala" in the newspapers and on radio-TV over the past several
weeks, airline passengers would know better and examine their handcarried bags
and luggage before leaving for the airport.
Yet, despite constant reminders from authorities, at least two
airline passengers were still apprehended in airports this week for carrying
bullets.
An OFW departing for Riyadh was arrested at the NAIA Terminal 2
for carrying four live bullets for a .38 caliber pistol. The OFW did not deny
that the bullets were his. It was given to him, said the passenger, a former
security guard, and he forgot to take it out of a pouch.
Meanwhile, in Naga City, a female doctor was apprehended in the
airport for carrying five live 9mm rounds and two empty .45 shells in her bag.
She claimed the bullets may have been left in her bag by her husband, who is a
practical pistol shooter. The doctor said her husband borrowed the bag when he
applied for a license for his pistol.
Well, these two unfortunate airline passengers will have to do a
lot of explaining to authorities, or even face criminal charges—and possibly
jail time—for their carelessness. Or should we say, stupidity?
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by: www.abs-cbnnews.com
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