American woman arrested in Turks and Caicos for ammunition 

I don't think it's sketchy that they keep getting caught, I think it's sketchy that people have LOOSE AMMO IN THEIR BAGS! These people have no business owning a gun if they can't even store ammo properly. We just keep showing the world how dumb we are.

​@@ylm0371 but that's the sketchy part. How many people just walk around with loose ammunition in the duffle bags and suitcases?

Quite a few. It'd easy to get too comfortable with important and dangerous things such as this. Look at how many irresponsible owners leave theirs out for their children to find. Sad reality. ​@@janedo-re-mi2738

​@@ylm0371Looks like someone set them up.. I'll avoid the Island.

@@janedo-re-mi2738 Tyler Wenrich admitted that he'd just been shooting at a range with friends before traveling and used the same bag. His ammo was loose which is illegal in the States! Ryan Watson immediately realized the bag of ammo found in his bag was his because it's the same ammo he uses to hunt with. Sharrita Grier said that the bag her ammo was found in is the same bag she stores away her hand gun and ammo in when her grandkids come to visit on the weekends so they don't find it. Bryan Hagerich and his wife said that the ammo in his bag, that he typically uses for weekend hunting trips, was in a box he owned. The 5th guy hasn't spoken publicly. So do you mean to tell me that Turks and Caicos had 5 different types of ammo that just so happened to match guns that each person owns (without the guns being present) in boxes/bags/containers that those people personally own? Americans are just irresponsible gun owners. There's no reason to use your gun bag as a travel bag. Buy a different bag! There's no conspiracy here. Just stupid people.

Doesn't TSA allow ammunition in checked bags? And the Caribbean island does not allow ANY ammunition whether checked or carey-on.

Just act normal and don't look suspicious.

your assuming that she had it when she left america to fly there. couldn't she have gotten it on the island, and if so, what was she doing there?

I don't think ammo is illegal, unless you have like a TON of it. Even then they'd probably just trash it. But that's just a guess, still kind of curious that gun owners use the same bags for their guns and travel, at least with loose ammunition. A gun and magazine are generally a lot easier to spot while packing, ammunition obviously a bit harder, so don't leave it loose. They come in boxes as it is, almost curious why there's loose ammunition in these people's bags.

This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. Agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested. There was no bullet for TSA to find.

The TSA has been tested by the US government and the result was a 92% fail rate.

They planted those bullets to frame an "american".

I smoke right before I get in airport smelling like heavy weed next to security 😂 love the look " this ghetto dude" L9VE THE ATTENTION 😂😂😂

The TSA allow them to take the bullets with them which is why they thought it's alright until it's not.

@@yourtrunkrattles4398 What a boring life you lead.

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries. Was very popular in the Philippines for years. The only problem with the scam is the limited number of times it can be run before people start thinking "Hey, wait a minute here. 50 Americans all arrested on one flight for having a single bullet in their luggage? Hmmmm."

It's a set up by the govenment of that island.

No, their answers/reasons proved they're gun owners and careless. And you, go bake a pie.

exactly who carrys 2 rounds its a set up

@@dannyphan1352 ... where's your proof, now suck on a Twinky.

Lighten up Francis.

@@torreyintahoe I love it when you say my name, but next time could you spell it out for me? :D

She is black.. the laws don’t apply to her

This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. Agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested.

That may be true. However, I don’t think they deserve 12 years in prison for it. It was a mistake. Maybe a dumb mistake but a mistake nonetheless.

I think they pack and carry to the grocery store in their purse 🤣 🇺🇸

This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. Agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested.

Yep, you said it

​@@waterbug1135 I was just about to say that this was very fishy it's seems like a setup

​@@waterbug1135This is why I don't check my bags

This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. Agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested.

Whether it’s responsible is not really the issue. It’s whether they deserve a full 12 years in prison for this.

2 bullets is nothing, I have random bullets scattered among my belongings… it’s kind of like finding a random $5 in your pocket lol

@@benk3431spoken like a true hick.

@@damnjustassignmeone They can't control crime in their own country so they blame innocent people instead. Its just like gun control in America I suppose.

Correct. Well done. This is an old scam done in several countries.

Maybe baggage handlers steal from the bags and then to make sure the victim isn't in a position complain, they stick a couple of bullets in the suitcase, so when they arrive, they have bigger problems to about which to worry and aren't thinking about the missing items.

Bingo

TSA often miss a lot. Fact remains she should've taken time out to read up on the laws and customs of the country. Second, she should've taken time out to examine her bags to make that any unnecessary, dangerous, etc items are not in the bag

Better thought here for you. I have range bags for all my guns and ammo and they never cross paths with my travel luggage!!

Yeah, how about that? And who carries ammo in a suitcase to begin with? And wow, so many Americans getting caught with 1 or 2 bullets in their luggage. Boy oh boy, isn't that weird? Yeah, it is weird because it never happened. The customs agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested. This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. I'm old enough to remember when Americans could spot such an obvious scam. Those days seem past.

And leave the bedbugs at home😂

I thought the same thing, I generally remove everything from my luggage including the small zipper compartments. To ensure I am not bringing or taking back items that I should not. Another valuable lesson to ensure you are not being framed is to take pictures of your suitcase and to lock it.

The problem is that Americans are often stupid and ignorant. They think other countries have the same laws like the USA have. 😂

Turks and Caicos just instiuted this new law. The US TSA doesn't care if you have ammo in your baggage, nor do they care where you are going enough to warn you that you will be breaking another countrie's laws.

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common for years in different countries.

too?

Punk

It is against the law to point a gun at anyone in my country, even in self defence, and our police don’t carry a gun

So Americans are lectured by foreigners to follow their country's rules, laws, and resepct the people & culture, yet the minute we tell foreigners or tourists coming the US to also do the same thing as well, now we are called "Xenophobic" or "racists."

​@@GoneFishingAwayWHEN has that happened? When? That's so juvenile.

But she didn’t have a gun with her just ammo you really don’t have a point here when your facts are wrong😂

Right

Because the customs agent put it there. This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. Agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested.

She probably used the same luggage for a hunting trip or to go to a shooting range, but that doesn't make it any less stupid that she just "forgot" it was there.

Because she used the same bag for the gun range

@@waterbug1135I suspected as much

It is odd isn't it? Almost like maybe the bullet just happen to appear out of nowhere. Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

It's not odd, that Caribbean place has gone crazy

Exactly

In the Turks and Caicos you carry guns and ammunition to kill people. America has convinced itself otherwise. But their delusions shouldn’t be our problem.

These Americans didn't either. Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common for years in different countries.

America the country with more guns than people

just the dangerous and mindless ones

Caught until now apparently.

What she didn't get was to pay the "on the spot fine" to the agent who planted the bullet. This scam has been around for many years.

I’m sure she didn’t hear about the other cases.

waterbug.... if around many years why is is all of a sudden popping up in the news so much??

@@waterbug1135👨🏿PLEASE!!!!!

You must not shoot very much lol when you have thousands of rounds of ammo and shoot often it’s actually pretty easy to lose track of a few rounds here and there. I find ammo in the most random places. Also, it’s not good to keep all your mags loaded, you’ll wear out your springs. You should only keep a mag or two loaded for your personal defense firearm.

It’s just two rounds.

​@@hands-ongaming7180It's suspicious that this is happening so often in the same place. You check your bag for liquids, razors, etc. 2 bullets???

@@MadGunny you are not a responsible gun owner if you are losing track of ammo, sorry grew up shooting and hunting, grew up military and there is no excuses for loose rounds. Irresponsible and would get you in hot water in the military.

@@randyreynolds4252 not everyone is in the military tho, right? And not every branch deal with guns as much as others.

You agree with all the laws in the world?

@@Bro-wb4yrGotta respect another country’s laws, or don’t travel there

@@PN_48 I understand that and people like to think that they are smart but these comments make it appear like she’s such a bad person. Everyone likes to make fun of everyone else to make themselves feel smarter

@@Bro-wb4yrOh absolutely - this really is bad for her. Still, being lazy and not cleaning your bag out is no excuse…

​@@Bro-wb4yryour probably the type that flips out when someone from south America commits a crime in the US you can't have it both ways and probably said Britney grainer should go to jail cause of what happened in Russia

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common for years in different countries.

Indeed. It’s a setup on the T&C end to extort the tourists

oh no! were you invited?

I believe her bag was a carry on.

Bingo

That's what I believe. For what purpose is the question.

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common for years in different countries.

It's common my dad had hand guns to shot guns

They leave guns everywhere (bathrooms, under car seats) so can we really be surprised?

@@Micheles_Ministriesit’s not common to keep ammo in suitcases my ammo is in a ammo can in a safe. Not sure how so many Americans can’t notice ammo in their suitcase when packing it sticks out like a sore thumb with how shiny it is compared to the cloth inside the suitcase.

@@Micheles_Ministriesit’s irresponsible to lose track of live ammunition.

Absolutely!

It's starting to sound suspicious. If you can't take a tube of toothpaste or liquids, how can you have 2 bullets???

This bullet scam has been around for years in different countries. Agent palms the bullet and "finds" it in the American's luggage. They tell them they can pay a "fine" on the spot or get arrested.

@@waterbug1135 How is this a scam if the people admitted it was theirs?

@@waterbug1135 Repeating claims w/o evidence makes you look exponential more stupid with each repetition.

@@waterbug1135 Planted ammo is now too big of a risk for travel. T&C definitely to be avoided now.

The classic "set-up".

Do you blame him?

She’s the fifth person this happened to. No it’s not planted evidence. Just people being negligent with their guns.

If not him, someone else close to her that secretly hates her and possibly envious of her lifestyle.

@@OMBP20 Funny the last two people who won on the news, said it was definitely their ammunition. Is that part of the conspiracy that they won on the news and lied about it to make your conspiracy theory work?

THAT IS IN FACT WHAT T&C IS DOING NOW !!!!

@@vulcan2882 Seems hard to argue that. That’s like the 5th American to be arrested for this very thing not long after they instituted that 12 year sentence

Because they are

Maybe but not in Turks.

its true they could never got on plane with ammo in a carry on

Bingo

It might be a long time possibly 12 years in jail

Not 12 years tho

@@Vamatt99218 What 10 minutes before packing would have helped avoid completely.

12 years for two little roundS?

It's a scam that's been around for many years. Custom agent palms a bullet or 2 and "fines" the bullet in the American's luggage. Pay a "fine" to the agent in cash or get arrested. 5 or 6 Americans refused to pay and got arrested. Dozens more Americans paid the "fine". These types of scams are kind of endless in many countries.

Because the TSA doesn’t hand search every bag.

@@neilkurzman4907 - TSA only searches cavities.

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries. There was no bullet when the bag went thru TSA.

@@neilkurzman4907, no they X-ray it. And any metal shows up really well.

@@charlesmoore8445 There’s a lot of metal in luggage. The question is what do they investigate and what do they ignore?

Boy it seems that way.

Seriously whats wrong with people! " I had no idea bullets were in the bag" how!? how do you not check that before you travel, especially to turks and caicos?

It's called a scam. Agent plants a bullet to get paid a "fine" to not get arrested. The "fine" is split with those above so no risk. They just can't run the scam too often.

Thts foso

Flintstones

Ding, ding, ding. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. You are smarter than the average bear. Well done. Yes this scam has been around for years in different countries. Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine".

Stupid comment.

Nah they’ve admitted it was theirs

not even the passengers with the ammo are making that claim.

But these tourists said they made a mistake and forgot that they had ammunition in their suitcase/bag. They already admitted.

Yeah, I’m starting to think that myself. Like I’m trying to remain objective but this is sketch

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries. Popular in the Philippines for years until it hurt tourism and they had to switch to other scams. The bullet scam is a little tricky. When the agent offers the American to pay a "fine" to not get arrested and the American refuses the agent and all of customs management have to actually arrest the American. If they didn't the American would know it was a scam. But you can't arrest too many Americans before even Americans start to realize they're being scammed and tourists pick other countries.

Exactly

It came from the customs agent's left hand. Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

Right finally someone using their brain. This has set up written all over it

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries. Way to hold the American accountable for being victimized. I remember when Americans defended each other.

My thoughts exactly Americans are so dumb I’m starting to believe

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

Honestly, that’s what I was thinking which is crazy to me

Yes, maybe a family member wanted her out of the way.

Who carries a few rounds like that.. & 5 Americans at that. Someone over there is planting it in bags

@@robBX178 exactly my thought.

this is a common occurance in many countries for Americans and others who are irresponsible and for some reason, can't afford a dedicated bag for range use. Only morons use a range bag to travel with, or poor brokesters.

Framed! Lol,,,, ever thought ,,,just a bunch of stupid people! They live among us!

Or maybe they are all working for the CIA diguised as “tourist.”

No, it sounds like Americans are being stupid. Did you not listen to the other guy? He specifically said it was his ammunition. Pretend there’s a conspiracy unless of course it’s a conspiracy of ignorance and neglect.

“Framed”…😂 Sounds like these Americans are so lax with their ammo, they neglected to answer correctly when the check in agent asked “do you have any firearms or ammunition in your bag?”

@@PN_48 they didn’t believe they had any. But they were careless and wrong.

In a country that has more weapons than citizens, no need. Law of averages is showing us.

Bingo

Too much of American culture is Me not We.

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

Exactly!!

Pretty clever of the Turks and Caicos officials to know which bags belong to American gun owners. They must have psychics checking the luggage.

💥

I wish the jail authority would allow her to take that burberry with her

Or, and hear me out, Americans have an unhealthy obsession with guns and ammo. The second amendment has added y'all's brains.

I'm with you, makes me wonder what other weird disproportionate penalties they have.

@@billycox475 Like in America where a crack rock gets you ten years if you're Black, you mean like that?

@@billycox475 TCI Law Abstracting of electricity- 16. A person who dishonestly uses without due authority, or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term of five years. Did you just plug your phone to that outlet without proper permissions?

This is check luggage, not carry-on

@@neilkurzman4907 Thank you for explaining that. Until today, I sincerely did not know, that it was ok to pack ammunition in a checked bag . Hopefully, this will alert people to inspect their bags super thoroughly, before going anywhere.

@@flormorena3778 Actually, it’s not OK to just pack ammunition. If you’re going to transfer guns and ammunition on an airline, it must be packed separately and declared separately. What I meant to say is they for your carry-on luggage ammunition is prohibited. so they are checked a lot more carefully than checked luggage where one or two rounds of ammunition might be missed. people use that luggage when traveling by car train, or bus where ammunition or weapons it’s not prohibited. Assuming you don’t travel to a different state with different rules. Even so it’s unlikely you would be caught by being so negligent. Apparently in Turks, they check all of your luggage. So if you’re traveling, you should clean out your bags if you’ve ever carried things that might be legal in other countries. Pot, THC cartridges, ammunition, spare gun parts, or even guns, which are constantly seized at US airports. About 1800 last year.

Maybe baggage handlers steal from the bags and then to make sure the victim isn't in a position complain, they stick a couple of bullets in the suitcase, so when they arrive, they have bigger problems to about which to worry and aren't thinking about the missing items.

@@lewisdoherty7621 So you still can’t deal with the fact that these people were idiots. 1,800 people in the US bring firearms in their carry-on to airports. Who do you think sneaking the guns into their carry-ons?

Yes, it's planted. Bullet is palmed by the customs agent and "found" to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

Yep

I still cannot believe that Griner dude is not in a Russian prison. Thanks, Brandon. 🙄

@@bondi11668 All the ugliness toward the people who forget about a few stray rounds... they all cry for mercy for Griner. And Griner acted intentionally. Shows where all these democrats' values are.

Bingo

Correct

Where did she say she owned a gun?!?!.

@@roseeze166 why have ammunition if you don’t have a gun?

The irresponsible gun owner! When it’s absolutely positively never your fault!!

@theprogressiveway Lib. You never traveled, and it shows. Corruption is rampant outside the United States.

@@gotyoutriggered.8644 ok Gomer!

@@theprogressiveway bye lib

Correct. Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

These people admit it is their ammo dude from Texas even said he always flys with ammo and forgot to take it out, there is no benefit to paying to house a prisoner in their jails as they have mandatory jail time this is not a financial fine penalty.

Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries. So yeah, they don't realize the bullet is there.

Could very well be the deal because there is no reason to arrest someone who is leaving the island over a couple of rounds of ammo. Our government needs to intervene and if necessary, start to shut down tourism from the U.S. to the island. Don't be fooled people arresting people leaving the island does nothing to lower crime and may just a scam to extort money from tourist that visit.

yup most of them are planted.

The problem with that is these arrest will ultimately decrease tourism to T+C, so getting extra money out of these 5 people will not offset the lost tourist dollars. It is odd though we're not hearing of it from any other country down there.

IT'S A CONSPIRACY 😅😅😅😅😅😅

None of them are saying "the ammo's not mine", its "I forgot to check/thought I checked".

You sound butt hurt

Anger management.

Or the actual thing that happened, she transported ammunition in the United States in her luggage at some point in time and forgot about it in some small pocket.

@@neilkurzman4907 Does it make any sense to you, for someone to carry ammunition, and no guns? I think 2 possibilities exist. Not only 1.

@@knowledgeandmultiskilled Yes, it makes absolute sense to me. I’m puzzled why it makes so little sense to you that you think it’s a conspiracy. These people are being detained for having just a few cartridges. Your guns you put away they’re big you don’t keep track of ammunition so closely. But yet 1800 guns are confiscated by TSA each year. Is that also a conspiracy? Is someone slipping guns into peoples luggage. No these people are careless. But somehow to you that’s a conspiracy because no one can be that dumb. But yet they are.

That's why they make locks for luggage.....

Or an even simpler fix… make sure there’s no ammo in your bag😂 Good luck trying your “simple” idea with drugs in your bag!

No, these people did it to themselves.

Correct. Bullet is planted to scam the American into paying a "fine". Common scam for years in different countries.

So then no American should ever travel to an other country! Because most other countries have, thank God, strict gun laws. I mean the rest of the world wouldn’t be sad if the stupid Americans wouldn’t travel to their countries anymore.