American tourist facing prison in Turks and Caicos over ammo in luggage

Yahoo— Ryan Watson could face at least 12 years in prison in Turks and Caicos after airport security allegedly found four rounds of hunting ammo in his carry-on.

CBS News—American tourist facing possible 12 year prison sentence after ammo found in luggage in Turks and Caicos. Valerie Watson returned to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport in tears on Tuesday morning in a drastic departure from how she imagined her long weekend trip to Turks and Caicos would end.Watson is home, but her husband, Ryan Watson, is in jail on the island and facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years behind bars after airport security allegedly found four rounds of hunting ammo in his carry-on bag earlier this month."We were trying to pack board shorts and flip flops,"...

TheBlaze—'Terrifying' interrogation': American faces 12 years in Turks and Caicos prison after 4 rounds of hunting ammo found in his luggage. An American man's dream vacation has turned into a nightmare. He is now facing 12 years in a Turks and Caicos prison after four rounds of hunting ammunition were found in his luggage. Ryan Watson, 40, was looking for rest and relaxation when he went on a tropical vacation with his wife to the Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos. However, Watson said that he had been subjected to "terrifying interrogation" and exorbitant living fees after Turks and Caicos authorities discovered four rounds of...

Boing Boing—Turks and Caicos imprisons American tourists over ammunition in luggage. Looks like ammo-packing beachgoers might want to avoid the idyllic isles of the Turks and Caicos unless they're down for an extended, amenity-free island jailstay. American vacationers are learning the hard way about Turks and Caicos' strict new laws on ammunition possession, reports CBS News. — Read the rest