A 77-year-old U.S. citizen was charged in Ravenna, Italy, after security at the Porto Corsini Cruise Terminal uncovered a firearm in his luggage. The man had traveled from Tennessee to Venice with his son and was preparing to board a cruise ship to Croatia, disembarking later in Civitavecchia.

Security personnel spotted the gun, a 6.35mm Browning semi-automatic pistol with a full magazine and one round chambered during routine X-ray screening. The man claimed he had a valid U.S. gun license and had “forgotten” the firearm in his backpack. Italian police seized the weapon, charged him with illegal firearm possession, and issued a deportation order.

This is not the first such incident. Earlier this year, a 73-year-old U.S. tourist was arrested at the Kobe Cruise Terminal in Japan after a handgun was detected in his luggage. The traveller had flown from Honolulu to Kansai International Airport, proceeded to Kobe Port, and only then notified security about the weapon which had somehow passed airport screening at two locations.