An Oklahoma man is facing 12 years in a foreign prison after he accidentally brought ammunition to the Turks and Caicos Islands in his carry-on luggage.
Ryan Watson is detained in the British overseas territory, where he, his wife, and some friends were traveling to celebrate Watson and others’ 40th birthdays,After spending time in Turks and Caicos, Watson and his wife attempted to fly home on April 12 but were stopped when security officials discovered at least four deer hunting rounds inside a Ziploc bag in Watson’s carry-on.
Watson claimed he had forgotten about the ammunition after a previous hunting trip, and officials with the Transportation Security Administration appeared to miss the rounds when they left the United States, according to the report. “When you realize what it was, in the back of my mind, I was thinking it was me and that I had too much liquid or my perfume bottle was too big or something,” Watson’s wife Valerie said. “And they showed us what it was, and immediately, my heart just sank, and I had a pit in my stomach. We are in a foreign country, and I don’t know what their rules and laws are.”
“Typically, he keeps his ammo with his rifle case. So, maybe it was an afterthought. He threw it in, and it was obviously lost in there,” she said. “It was a terrible, terrible, terrible mistake we were unaware of. Had no idea it was in there.”
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