US | cargo bombs Flights Subject to New Rules After Bomb Plot Large toner cartridges banned from passengers flights By Nick McMaster Posted Nov 8, 2010 2:55 PM CST Copied A cargo plane is loaded at the FedEx distribution center at the International Cargo Airport in Cologne, western Germany, Monday Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) The recent mail-bomb plot has prompted the Department of Homeland Security to enact new air cargo restrictions, effective immediately, the New York Times reports. Among the changes: Certain packages bound to the US from overseas will be subjects to what the anti-terror agency called “additional and enhanced screening.” Toner and ink cartridges weighing more than one pound are now banned from all passengers flights. A ban on all cargo flights coming from Yemen was expanded to include neighboring Somalia, another known al-Qaeda operations base. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. Report an error