Not even officers from Israeli security service Shin Bet can escape the scourge of lost [and stolen] luggage it seems.
A bag belonging to agents travelling with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was mistakenly put on a flight from New York to Los Angeles, not to Washington. Alarmingly the bag contained four 9mm Glock handguns, which are now missing…
The Israeli officers were accompanying Mr Netanyahu to Washington for White House talks with President Barack Obama.
NBC News reported that the handguns had, in accordance with security procedures at New York’s John F Kennedy airport, been placed inside checked luggage. The luggage was then supposed to be put on a connecting flight to Washington however, American Airlines workers at the airport instead sent it right across the country to LAX in Los Angeles.
By the time the luggage was located and recovered, the guns had disappeared, and are presumed to have been stolen.
Life in the fast lane.
Fortunately they are in Washington so can pick up some replacements easily – at the corner store, kids playground, airport gift shop.
At least it isn’t as bad as the time FBI had one of its SUVs jacked. They lost multiple M16s, MP5s and handguns as well as almost 1000 rounds of ammo!