well it says in the first paragraph of the story
American tourists face harsh consequences for unintentionally bringing ammunition into Turks and Caicos, with one man facing a potential 12-year prison sentence for carrying hunting ammo in his carry-on bag.
but got popped when coming back...
they don't wave wands with me, I have to go thru the scanner. "lemme check your pockets(wadded up), lemme check your hat." I don't have to take my shoes off though!
I was surprised when they started letting disposable lighters and cigarettes through!
I travel close to 15-20 times a year. The experience I get with tsa is that they don't care how long it takes. That's with pre tsa accommodations too. Since I have 2 TKR, I have to go thru the general TSA check point. Several times, they have done the (not sure what you call it) swab test. Maybe...