Sharitta Shinese Grier woman faces a potential 12-year prison sentence after bullets were found in her luggage at Howard Hamilton Airport in Providenciales.
Five US tourists, all unknown to each other, have been detained in the territory and charged with possession of firearms after loose bullets were allegedly found in their luggage.
A fifth American tourist, Sharitta Shinese Grier, was arrested at a Turks and Caicos airport after ammunition was found in her luggage during a routine security check.
Sharitta Shinese Grier is the fifth American to be detained in the Turks and Caicos Islands since February for carrying ammunition into the British territory