After Gun Smuggling Arrests, TSA Considers New Security Measures
The Transportation Security Administration is considering implementing additional security measures for airport and airline employees, including enhanced airline-employee screenings, random security checks and additional TSA and law enforcement patrols in secure areas, said federal officials in a statement Thursday.
The announcement came from the Department of Homeland Security weeks after five people were arrested in a gun-smuggling operation involving passenger jets traveling between Atlanta and New York City, The Seattle Times reports. One of those arrested was a Delta baggage handler and ramp agent at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.