Five federal agents posing as passengers succeeded in sneaking weapons through security checkpoints at Logan international Airport last week, officials said.
Hmm.. no suprise there....
The Homeland Security agents smuggled certain "prohibited items" past federal screeners, said George Naccara, the airport’s federal security director. He did not specify what the items were. The two jetliners that were flown into the World Trade Center towers originated in Boston. Federal screeners were hired at airports nationwide to tighten security after the attacks.
You would think Boston at least would be a little more careful.
"I am always disturbed if we miss anything," Naccara told the Boston Globe. "We’re not perfect. I admit that. It was a learning experience." A number of screeners were pulled aside on the spot and told they had failed to find illicit items, Naccara said.
OOps! I guess I missed one... again...
"In individual cases (undercover agents) spoke to the screeners," he said. The tests at Logan were part of a federal investigation at about 15 major airports around the country, he said, adding that security at Logan is "no better or worse" than at other airports.
This is *not* a good sign folks.
The security lapses will help the airport improve safety, according to Jose Juves, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, the agency that operates the airport but has no security responsibility. Logan was visited as part of Homeland Security’s program of "penetration testing" said Tamara Faulkner, a spokeswoman for the inspector general’s office. She refused to confirm the results of the tests, saying they are expected to be presented to Congress within several months.
On a positive note it is nice to know that they are testing the screening process at least. I think the results of the test would be interesting to see.
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