Man Facing Federal Charge After CBP Finds Hundreds of Rounds of Ammunition in Checked Luggage

ST. THOMAS — A man is facing a federal charge after Customs and Border Protection officers found hundreds of rounds of ammunition in two checked suitcases that arrived in St. Thomas on an American Airlines flight from Miami. According to court documents, CBP officers were conducting routine x-ray inspections Wednesday of checked luggage that had arrived on the flight when the scan indicated the possible presence of firearm ammunition inside two suitcases. One suitcase was tagged with the name Kareem Casimir, while the other bore a luggage tag with the name of Mr. Casimir’s traveling companion. Both suitcases were associated with the same record locator. Officers placed the bags back on the conveyor belt for baggage claim. After Mr. Casimir and his companion retrieved the suitcases from the baggage claim area, they were stopped and escorted to a secondary inspection area. CBP officers then opened and physically searched the bags. Inside the suitcase assigned to Mr. Casimir, officers...