Officials at Florida’s airport found the suspect carrying a gun with five rounds of ammunition. (Represent)
Miami:
Barbados officials on Friday were investigating how a man allegedly boarded a commercial flight from the island nation to the US city of Miami with a loaded gun.
Transportation Security Administration agents at Florida’s busiest airport discovered the suspect carrying a firearm armed with five .32-caliber rounds, NBC’s South Florida branch. news.
Police arrested the man, rumored to be identified as Cameron Hinds, and charged him with carrying a concealed weapon, a crime punishable in Florida with up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Hinds is said to have pleaded not guilty and will appear in court again in mid-December, the NBC affiliate said.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley expressed concern about the brazen act that began at the island’s Grantley Adams International Airport, and said “the consequences for the country are severe and immense.”
“I have urgently requested a report that I expect to receive very soon. But as I said before, someone – or the bodies – will be held accountable,” she added.
The massive breach is also a black eye for the United States, which has sought to bolster its border security in the 20 years since the September 11 attacks.
Washington requires foreign governments to enforce US security standards at airports with direct flights to the United States.
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