A Rhode Island man was detained on Thursday after he was caught sneaking a disassembled gun through security in jars of peanut butter at the JFK airport in Queens, New York.

Reports from the Transportation Security Administration authorities indicated that the airport’s security alarm was triggered after the suspect’s bag went through the x-ray unit at Terminal 8.

Shortly after a search was conducted by the officers; the search yielded parts of a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun wrapped in plastic and stuffed inside two separate jars of Jif peanut butter in the passenger’s checked baggage.

Subsequently, the Port Authority police were notified of the incident, and the suspect was taken into custody where he was later charged in connection with the firearm seizure.

Additionally, the suspect is facing a civil penalty that carries a fine of up to $15,000.