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A traveler from Florida was arrested with a handgun in his bag at Philadelphia International Airport.

PHILADELPHIA – A loaded handgun and magazine were found in a Florida resident’s carry-on bag by TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday.

TSA agents made the discovery at an X-ray checkpoint and reported it to Philadelphia police, who then confiscated the firearm.

“When someone brings a loaded gun through one of our checkpoints, it poses a risk to everyone at the airport,” said Gerardo Spero, TSA federal security director.

It was the 32nd firearm intercepted by TSA agents at Philadelphia International Airport this year.

The agency reported last month that it arrested a traveler with a gun in his carry-on bag two days in a row.

Another traveler was arrested in October when agents discovered he possessed a shotgun shell used to store methamphetamine.

Travelers can learn the proper way to travel with a firearm on the TSA website.