A gun smuggling operation being executed through Delta Airlines has been broken up by federal investigators. Four men have been charged with smuggling guns from Atlanta to New York in carry-on luggage on Delta passenger jets.
The key to the operation is seemingly a man named Eugene Harvey who was a ramp agent and baggage handler for Delta Airlines in Georgia. He allegedly was able to make sure that bags containing guns passed through security different times. He had access to areas exempt from TSA screening. He has now been charged by the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Georgia with “gun-trafficking and entering an airport in violation of security requirements.”
The feds were led to Harvey through text messages sent from Mark Quentin Henry’s cell phone. He had been picked up by the NYPD on Dec. 10th. When they caught up to him, he was in possession of an arsenal of 18 guns of various makes and styles as well as ammunition. He was boarding a Delta flight at the Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta attempting to travel to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Henry boarded the flight with a “buddy pass” from his mother, a retired gate agent for Delta Airlines.
Two other unidentified men were arrested in Brooklyn.
According to reports, Harvey has been suspended and is facing termination. In a statement, Delta Airlines said:
Delta is cooperating with authorities in this investigation. We take seriously any activity that fails to uphold our strict commitment to the safety and security of our customers and employees.
[ABC NEWS]
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