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At Boston Logan International Airport, TSA officers prevented a passenger from boarding an international flight after discovering four knives in the woman’s knee brace.
Arriving at the checkpoint in a wheelchair, the woman placed her knee brace on the X-ray conveyor belt, and Transportation Security Officer Helder De Pina Cabral, who was the X-ray operator, saw an image that looked a bit suspicious. He asked other officers to conduct additional screening on the brace after noticing knife-like objects on his monitor.
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When officers asked the woman what was inside her knee brace, she only laughed. Inspecting the brace, officers discovered four serrated table knives artfully concealed inside the neoprene-style brace.
The knives were confiscated and Massachusetts State Police and the airline were notified. The London, England, resident was not allowed to board her flight.
“This is a good example of what a fine job our officers do,” said Massachusetts Federal Security Director Robert Allison. “The officer staffing the X-ray machine spotted something unusual, and it turned out that he was spot-on. The officer who pulled out the knives showed them to the woman, and she laughed, but I can assure you that trying to artfully conceal any sort of weapon in an effort to get it onto an airplane is no laughing matter.”