wow, screeners that actually found something!



Man Held on Airport Weapon Charge
Sun Sep 29, 4:57 PM ET

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Bulgarian national was arrested Sunday at Atlantic City International Airport after federal screeners found a pair of scissors embedded in a bar of soap and two boxcutters in a lotion bottle in his backpack.



Nikolay Volodicv Dzhonev, 21, was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. Egg Harbor Township police said Dzhonev was being held on $100,000 bail.

Authorities said the man was a student from Bulgaria with a summer visa allowing him to work at an Atlantic City-area convenience store.

He was the last passenger to pass through screening Sunday for a flight from Atlantic City to Myrtle Beach, S.C., Transportation Security Administration spokesman Robert Johnson said.

When his backpack went through the X-ray machine, screeners spotted the scissors and pulled him aside, he said. A search of the backpack turned up the scissors, embedded in a bar of soap, and the boxcutters hidden in a lotion bottle, Johnson said.

"The concern was there may have been some effort to conceal them," Johnson said. He said the fact that the man's one-way ticket was purchased over the Internet in August also raised suspicion.

The man told authorities he packed the items that way to keep them from damaging anything else in his backpack, Johnson said. He said he bought the Spirit Airlines ticket so he could visit a friend in South Carolina before returning to Bulgaria.

"We're proud of the fact that our screeners caught it," Johnson said. "Here's an example of the federal screeners doing their job keeping these items off the plane, giving law enforcement a chance to sort through it."

Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Laura Bennett said the flight carrying 84 passengers departed on time, and the arrest did not affect operations.

A Bulgarian national was arrested Sunday at Atlantic City International Airport after federal screeners found a pair of scissors embedded in a bar of soap and two boxcutters in a lotion bottle in his backpack.

Sure, he just didn't want to damage stuff in his carryon?

Give me a freaking break.

Originally posted by Manu


Sure, he just didn't want to damage stuff in his carryon?

Give me a freaking break.


I am confused?

wait, n/m... I got it.. I thought you were saying gimme a break to the fact that they stopped him and he did nothing wrong! :D

That guy was obviously up to something. If he had just taken a pocket knife, and left it out in the open, he could have said...."oh forgot about that..." but hiding that stuff confirms he was going to do something.

Originally posted by ChaoticThoughts
That guy was obviously up to something. If he had just taken a pocket knife, and left it out in the open, he could have said...."oh forgot about that..." but hiding that stuff confirms he was going to do something.
Tru Dat!

All were able to be placed in a carryon, and all items were "excusable" to take into the bathroom.

Yup. If the items were just in the carryon, I could perhaps see his case, but also, a box cutter? Who ever would try to bring one of those on a plan?

Originally posted by Manu
Who ever would try to bring one of those on a plane?


the 9/11 hijackers :(

Man Released in N.J. Airport Breach
Tue Oct 1, 7:59 PM ET
By JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press Writer

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Bulgarian student who tried to board an airplane carrying two boxcutters and a pair of scissors was released Tuesday after a diplomat vouched for him.


Nikolay V. Dzhonev, 21, was freed after signing a $100,000 personal recognizance bond. He was released to the custody of a representative of the Bulgarian consulate in Washington, D.C.

"The government has no evidence that the defendant's activities were part of any terrorist plot," Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Stigall said. "It appears to be an isolated incident."

According to the criminal complaint, the boxcutters were inside an aftershave box and the scissors were inside a soap dish. Earlier, authorities had said the boxcutters were inside a lotion bottle and the scissors were embedded in a bar of soap.

Dzhonev was arrested Sunday at the Atlantic City airport as he was about to board a flight to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Christopher O'Malley, Dzhonev's public defender, said his actions were an honest mistake.

"It was an absentminded thing that he regrets," O'Malley said. "I'm not conceding the facts of the case, but it certainly doesn't seem in character with him."

Robert Johnson, a spokesman for the federal Transportation Security Administration, said Dzhonev told authorities he packed the items that way to keep them from damaging anything else in his backpack.

The way the items were packed and the fact that Dzhonev had a one-way ticket bought over the Internet raised suspicions, Johnson said. He also arrived at 4:45 a.m. for the 8 a.m. flight and was the last to attempt to board.

Authorities said he was a student from Bulgaria with a summer visa allowing him to work at an Atlantic City-area convenience store. He said he bought the Spirit Airlines ticket so he could visit a friend in South Carolina.

"He seems like a real sweet kid, not your archetypical terrorist," public defender Christopher O'Malley said.

According to the complaint, Dzhonev told officials he wanted to take the boxcutters back to Bulgaria as novelties.

His housemates, all students who work at the convenience store, described the incident as a misunderstanding. Diana Fecior, 21, of Romania, said Dzhonev had never been in an airplane before traveling to the United States.

"He wasn't very familiar with the rules," she said. "He didn't know it was not proper."

Dzhonev was charged with attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed weapon, a felony. Until the case is disposed of, he must live at the consulate and travel no more than 30 miles away from it, according to Greg Reinert, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office.



wtf??? all it takes is a diplomat to get you out of federal charges???

Originally posted by Kraw
Man Released in N.J. Airport Breach
Tue Oct 1, 7:59 PM ET
By JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press Writer

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Bulgarian student who tried to board an airplane carrying two boxcutters and a pair of scissors was released Tuesday after a diplomat vouched for him.


Nikolay V. Dzhonev, 21, was freed after signing a $100,000 personal recognizance bond. He was released to the custody of a representative of the Bulgarian consulate in Washington, D.C.

"The government has no evidence that the defendant's activities were part of any terrorist plot," Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Stigall said. "It appears to be an isolated incident."

According to the criminal complaint, the boxcutters were inside an aftershave box and the scissors were inside a soap dish. Earlier, authorities had said the boxcutters were inside a lotion bottle and the scissors were embedded in a bar of soap.

Dzhonev was arrested Sunday at the Atlantic City airport as he was about to board a flight to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Christopher O'Malley, Dzhonev's public defender, said his actions were an honest mistake.

"It was an absentminded thing that he regrets," O'Malley said. "I'm not conceding the facts of the case, but it certainly doesn't seem in character with him."

Robert Johnson, a spokesman for the federal Transportation Security Administration, said Dzhonev told authorities he packed the items that way to keep them from damaging anything else in his backpack.

The way the items were packed and the fact that Dzhonev had a one-way ticket bought over the Internet raised suspicions, Johnson said. He also arrived at 4:45 a.m. for the 8 a.m. flight and was the last to attempt to board.

Authorities said he was a student from Bulgaria with a summer visa allowing him to work at an Atlantic City-area convenience store. He said he bought the Spirit Airlines ticket so he could visit a friend in South Carolina.

"He seems like a real sweet kid, not your archetypical terrorist," public defender Christopher O'Malley said.

According to the complaint, Dzhonev told officials he wanted to take the boxcutters back to Bulgaria as novelties.

His housemates, all students who work at the convenience store, described the incident as a misunderstanding. Diana Fecior, 21, of Romania, said Dzhonev had never been in an airplane before traveling to the United States.

"He wasn't very familiar with the rules," she said. "He didn't know it was not proper."

Dzhonev was charged with attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed weapon, a felony. Until the case is disposed of, he must live at the consulate and travel no more than 30 miles away from it, according to Greg Reinert, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office.



wtf??? all it takes is a diplomat to get you out of federal charges???


Of course it turns out the stuff wasn't as hidden as the original article made it seem. It doesn't surprise me the federal screeners found this stuff. I'm sure we'll hear more stories like this, the federal screeners are nothing like the old idiots they had working at the airports..

Originally posted by Corporate Avenger



, the federal screeners are nothing like the old idiots they had working at the airports..


actually, a large majority of them ARE the old idiots they used to have ;) sad isn't it

In fact, alot of the NEW supervisors at our airport are former screeners their selves. Granted, alot of them are retired from other jobs and just doing this to kill time, but I know at least one guy that was a National Guard guy after 9/11. When the Guard left, he applied to TSA, he is now a supervisor for TSA

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