Ammunition Found Inside Passenger's Luggage At Airport, Man Says Wife Packed It By Mistake

A man who was stopped from boarding a flight Tuesday morning after security personnel at the airport discovered 12 rounds of ammunition inside his luggage said his wife packed it by mistake.

The 45-year-old man, whose name wasn't revealed, was traveling from Pune airport in the Indian state of Maharashtra to Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh when the scanner showed that his luggage contained 12 live rounds of 0.32 caliber, according to Indian Express.

Officials found out during an interrogation that the man worked as a security contractor in Bhosari, a suburban area in Pune, and that he possessed the requisite license to keep firearms.

Deputies said the cartridges were found during the customary luggage scan. The man was handed over to Vimantal police station personnel, who are investigating the incident.

"The man runs a security agency in Bhosari MIDC area. He produced all the required licenses to possess firearms. He told us that during the rush of packing the luggage, his wife had erroneously packed the cartridges in the bag," Bharat Jadhav, Senior Police Inspector of Vimantal police station, told the Indian Express.

Pankaj Deshmukh, Deputy Commissioner Of Police, told The Times Of India that the passenger was served with a notice.

"He has a valid firearm license registered in UP and surrendered his weapon there but the live cartridges remained with him. While packing, he mistakenly put the cartridges in his travel bag. We have verified his license and credentials," the deputy stated.

In October 2013, a man was arrested at the John F. Kennedy International Airport after it was found he was carrying two handguns, two rifles and high-capacity magazines in his luggage.

The man, identified as Keenan Draughon of Clarksville, Tennessee, was scheduled to board a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina when Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials nabbed him. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration rules only allow unloaded weapons in checked luggage.