US tourists face 12 years in prison for accidentally bringing ammo to Caribbean island
by NBC Boston
NBC Boston— The U.S. State Department is warning travelers about strict new laws in Turks and Caicos Islands that carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years for bringing guns or ammunition to the island.
Global News—U.S. tourist faces 12-year sentence for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos. Ryan and Valerie Watson were arrested by airport security in Turks and Caicos when officials found a Ziploc bag of ammunition in the couple's carry-on.
NBC News—U.S. tourist faces 12 years in prison after bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos. An Oklahoma man faces up to 12 years in prison on a Caribbean island after customs officials found ammunition in his luggage. Ryan Watson traveled to Turks and Caicos with his wife, Valerie, to celebrate his 40th birthday on April 7. They went with two friends who also turned 40. The vacation came to an abrupt end when airport staff found a Ziploc containing bullets in the couple's carry-on luggage. Watson said it was hunting ammunition he had accidentally brought with him — but a strict law in...
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,"...