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and when he would get through, he was meeting up with another man, a former employee who understood the workings of airport who did go through airport security because he had a ticket to fly. his name was mark quinton henry, and the two would meet up in the terminal in a bathroom, exchange the guns and then henry in his carry-on luggage would then fly with the guns from atlanta to new york, and in new york, he was selling them on the streets. well, here's how they got caught. because he was selling them to someone who he didn't know was selling them to an undercover police officer, and they were able to trace back the scheme, back to these two men. now, just to give you a -- an idea of the scope of how big this operation was, this happened 20 times between may and december. and, again, when they arrested henry, just to give you an idea of how big this was, they found 18 guns on him when he was arrested in december. seven of them were loaded. and in total, over the course of this operation, they smuggled
how did this happen? good question. apparently he had help. investigators say from a delta baggage handler. and now a major smuggling investigation is underway and that arrest raising all kinds of concerns about security. i do have a statement from delta. let me read this for you. 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. here with me to explain. i mean, i'm hopping on a plane later today and you think of all of the security we go through and you think they could get a loaded carry-on, with guns? >> seemingly a huge breach in security, right? and in atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport, the busiest in the country. a lot of people flying through there, especially during the holidays. here's what happened, brooke. this man, a baggage handler for delta. his name is eugene harvey. he was getting, smuggling guns through an entrance to the airport where employees don't have to be screened.
for an attack? should the t.s.a. be focusing less on groping little kids and more on doing its job? dana, people are angry at the t.s.a. i mean every time you go through the lines, i'm one of them. i get angry, c'mon, do you really make me take all of this stuff and my shoes off? but you say they are doing a good job. >> i know the t.s.a. is everyone's favorite punching bag. but i can't jump on the bandwagon. they have been asked to do a nearly impossible job. i take aster rorrist getting it right just once. we have to get it right every time. the problem for them and all of us -- i been subjected to the searching and the long lines as well. the problem that there are people in the world, mothers in the world who will strap bombs on their children and put them on planes. that's why we have to have the liquid issue. >> we have seen a lot of it, when janet napolitano says the system works. it wasn't the system. passengers. >> but we're asking them to do a nearly impossible job with millions of people who go
millions of people who go through airport security every day. i do not want to beat up on the t.s.a. it they are doing a very difficult -- they are doing a difficult job. >> have you noticed to get in the line for security. how many times do you learn take your shoes off, don't wear a jacket. you get people in the line and they stop and take out everything out of their bathroom out. >> forget the belt. >> my solution is they need two lines for the experienced an inexperienced. i would make everybody happier, wouldn't it? >> the inexperienced you want to go up and boom! >> in the meantime, look at something we put together. here is what is going on in the last couple of weeks and months. the new target demo for the t.s.a. look at the video here. in the meantime, nigerian -- look, a 6-year-old little girl patted down. the kid on the left, another kid on his way to disney land. then the 93-year-old grandmother to remove her