Politics & Government
TSA Conducts Car Search at SRQ
Department of Homeland Security pulled over random vehicles entering Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Wednesday as part of an exercise.
People entering the t Wednesday may have seen Transportation Security Administration agents at the entrance inspecting cars.
The Department of Homeland Security launched what is known as a Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Team as a way to visibly show security as a deterrent at the airport and conduct random vehicle checks for explosives.
"There is no credible information to suggest a specific threat at this time," according to a press release by the TSA.
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The team is made up of TSA security officers, inpectors, Coast Guard, U.S. Marshals, canine teams, Customs and Border Protection agents and more.
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