A man tried to sneak a knife through airport security by hiding it in a shampoo bottle

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April 30, 2018 4:12 PM

A 72-year-old man, Gonzalo Gonzalez, tried to sneak a knife through airport security at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Thursday by hiding it in a shampoo bottle. Gonzalez was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

A 72-year-old man, Gonzalo Gonzalez, tried to sneak a knife through airport security at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Thursday by hiding it in a shampoo bottle,
Gonzalez was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, according to Mecklenburg County jail records.
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A 72-year-old man tried to sneak a knife past airport security by hiding it in a shampoo bottle, the Charlotte Observer reported.

On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration inspected a bag belonging to Gonzalo Gonzalez after it was scanned at a security checkpoint at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The agency found the knife, and Gonzalez was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, according to Mecklenburg County jail records. Gonzalez was released on Friday morning.

TSA Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein posted a photo of the knife on her Twitter account on Friday.