Dentist Finder San Diego

An airline passenger faces U.S. federal charges after illegally carrying mercury that leaked inside his suitcase, forcing Puerto Rico’s main international airport to shut down several terminals and delay numerous flights, an FBI spokesman said Wednesday. A passenger claimed the mercury was for his brother, a dentist in the Dominican Republic. The suitcase had been checked and was going through a security inspection when an explosive detection machine sounded an alarm. A TSA employee opened the bag, and found 20 pounds of the toxic metal and alerted fire and rescue authorities who evacuated the terminal.

If convicted of transportation of hazardous materials, he faces fines and a possible prison sentence of up to five years.