Live bullets again at Incheon Airport... 100 rounds found in Mongolian man's luggage

It was recently revealed that live ammunition was found on a passenger arriving from the United States via Incheon International Airport.

According to the aviation industry on the 3rd, at around 6:26 PM on the 15th of last month, 100 rounds of live ammunition were discovered in the luggage of a man in his 60s, Mr. A, a Mongolian national traveling from Washington, USA, through Incheon Airport's Terminal 2 to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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The live ammunition was detected during an X-ray inspection of the luggage at the airport. After airport security personnel opened Mr. A's luggage and confirmed the live rounds, the relevant authorities were notified. Consequently, the Incheon Airport Police Unit, the Republic of Korea Military Counterintelligence Command, and the airport Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team all responded and conducted a joint investigation.

The police ultimately confiscated the live ammunition from Mr. A and took measures to deport him. Ammunition at the airport is classified as a security threat item. Security threat items include explosives, firearms, live ammunition, blades, and other items that can be used for terrorism, which passengers are prohibited from carrying and bringing onboard. These items are handled according to the results of joint investigations by the relevant airport authorities.

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