(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Allegheny County Police Department)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man from Ohio was recently sentenced in federal court for checking luggage that was filled with ammunition and guns at Pittsburgh International Airport.

According to the Department of Justice, 29-year-old Luis Rojas Cay was previously convicted of robbery and attempted kidnapping in Kansas, making him ineligible to have or own a gun.

Prosecutors confirm that agents found three semiautomatic handguns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition inside a checked bag belonging to Rojas Cay on April 26th, 2024, and he was heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The items were reportedly wrapped in foil-backed tape and were placed inside a metal briefcase that was lined with sheet metal.

Rojas Cay was convicted of both carrying a weapon on an aircraft and possessing a firearm as a felon.

A judge sentenced him to 51 months in jail on July 29th.