007 actor Brosnan stopped at US airport with knife

The 62-year-old actor was questioned by US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Burlington Airport in Vermont on Sunday (02.08.15) when a 10-inch knife was discovered in his hand luggage as he tried to go through security.

It wouldn’t happen to James Bond, but former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan has been caught with a knife by US agents while preparing to board a flight in Vermont. The knife was confiscated. Knives and other sharp objects such as box cutters and scissors beyond four inches in length are not allows in hand luggage under TSA rules.

He said Tuesday that police wouldn’t be called to Burlington worldwide Airport for such an incident and they don’t have a report on it. A TSA agent said he hadn’t heard about it. These items must be in check-in luggage. The “GoldenEye” and “Die Another Day” actor was reportedly left angry and embarrassed after his blade was seized by authorities, according to The Telegraph.

Images of the Sunday incident reportedly showed Brosnan removing his belt in the security area.

While in Ireland, he filmed a new movie, “I.T.” in Dublin. Louth, but considers Navan, Co. His wife of eleven years, Cassandra Harris, died in 1991, leaving him with three children – Christopher and Charlotte from the first marriage of Charlotte, and Sean from their own marriage. Among the places the couple visited was Athlumney Castle, according to the Irish Examiner.