Two semi-automatic rifles were among the weapons found inside the man's checked baggage at Newark ... firearms to be anywhere near checkpoints," said R. Carter Langston, a spokesperson for TSA ...

The man brought the weapons in his checked luggage to Newark Liberty ... as a machine gun, according to the release. Authorities said along with the weapons, TSA agents found fake paperwork ...

TSA agents who found ammunition inside a passenger's luggage during a random screening found a lot more in his luggage already on the plane.

Clouden was convicted in 2016 of unlawful possession of a weapon. Last year, the TSA seized a record number of guns at airports across the U.S., finding more than 6,500 firearms in luggage.