US Marines Stopped At Philippines Airport For Carrying Unauthorized Ammunition

UPDATE - 10:45 p.m. EST: According to GMA News Online, the three U.S. Marines, who were supposed to board a Delta Airlines flight from Mindanao, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, at 9:55 a.m. local time (8:55 p.m. EST), were unable to do so on Thursday due to their failure to declare the stack of bullets and other ammunition in their possession.

A transportation security personnel reportedly found the undeclared weapons when their luggage was being subjected to X-ray screening at the departure area of NAIA Terminal 3. Local media DZBB reported that 17 magazines and 60 ammunitions were confiscated from a marine named Daniel Barlow.

Original story:

Three U.S. military personnel were intercepted at an airport in the Philippines reportedly for possessing unauthorized ammunition Thursday.

According to local media, the men were members of the United States Marine Corps deployed to Japan and were intercepted at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in the Philippines. The names of the marines were not released.

A video taken of the incident showed airport officials poring over the passports and other documents of the men while they waited with their luggage to board the plane.

Another video showed the various kinds of ammunition that were intercepted, being stacked on the security check counter and airport trays. The list included rifle bullets and gun parts.

It is unsure whether the men were able to board the plane after their ammunition was confiscated by the airport officials.