The bizarre sighting landed the New Jersey airport in the No. 8 slot on the agency’s Top 10 list of most unusual finds at checkpoints last year.

The TSA said a gun frame had been jammed in the bottom of a boot, below a sock that was stuffed in behind it in an effort to conceal the weapon. The rest of the handgun — the slide, spring and gun magazine loaded with 12 bullets — was detected among plastic building blocks inside a Black Panther LEGO set.

Transportation Security Administration released the top 10 list of unexpected items found throughout the year with New Jersey making the roster.

TSA warns about prohibited item Among the top catches, the TSA listed a disassembled gun found within an “Avengers”-themed Lego set detected at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport in October. The passenger, from Mississippi, was ...

A stack of laptops, numerous teddy bears, and a Rolex are waiting to be claimed by their owners.  In the rush to board a plane, travelers lose all kinds of items.  The

Newark Liberty Airport set a record for the New York City region in 2024 for the number of people who either tried to sneak a firearm past screeners or forgot they had it in their carry on bag, Transportation Security Administration officials said.

The New Jersey airport made it onto (TSA) Transportation Security Administration’s Top 10 Best Catches of 2024. The items that were detected at the checkpoint placed Newark Airport at the No. 8 ...

The agency released a YouTube countdown Tuesday featuring its 10 "best catches" of 2024. Newark Airport was included.

TSA in New Jersey pieced it together in no time. TSA found a knife inside the shell of a laptop that they claimed they didn't know was there. This may not be what folks meant by "cutting-edge" tech.

The reason for this distinction is an incident in October where a Mississippi man attempted to hide gun parts in a boot behind a sock, while concealing other parts in a Lego box.

Drone restrictions sparked by a spate of mysterious sightings across New Jersey are set to expire this weekend — even though their origins still remain unclear.