TSA agents encounter all kinds of unusual items but the Transportation Security Administration has released its list of the most bizarre discoveries at airport security checkpoints in 2024. The list includes hidden weapons, live animals and other strange items travelers attempted to smuggle.
At Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina, agents found a hollowed-out jar of peanut butter concealing marijuana.
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In Virginia, TSA officers at Williamsburg International Airport discovered a knife stuffed inside a shoe. The passenger claimed they were unaware of its presence.
At Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, gun parts were hidden inside a red combat boot, which was then stashed in a LEGO box. TSA agents at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport said a knife was found inside the shell of a laptop.
Chicago’s Midway International Airport had an unusual find — a vape pen hidden inside a travel-size toothpaste tube. While vapes are allowed in carry-on bags, this creative concealment violated TSA rules.
Portland International Airport agents uncovered a gun wrapped in tinfoil and hidden in a teapot alongside shot glasses. At Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire, methamphetamine was found wrapped in electrical tape and hidden inside crutches.
In Miami, agents discovered two live snakes concealed inside a passenger’s pants. TSA officials in El Paso, Texas, said they found a replica improvised explosive device disguised as a walkie-talkie in a carry-on bag.
The top discovery of 2024? A gun was found in the seat pocket of a baby stroller at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. TSA officers immediately alerted local law enforcement.
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[craig nigrelli]
TSA AGENTS HAVE SEEN IT ALL, BUT THESE DISCOVERIES MIGHT TOP THE LIST. THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HAS RELEASED ITS LIST OF THE MOST UNUSUAL ITEMS PASSENGERS TRIED TO SNEAK THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY LAST YEAR—RANGING FROM HIDDEN WEAPONS TO LIVE ANIMALS.
AT ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN NORTH CAROLINA, AGENTS DISCOVERED A JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER HOLLOWED OUT TO HIDE MARIJUANA — CAN’T SMOOTH OVER THIS SITUATION…
MEANWHILE, IN VIRGINIA, SECURITY AT WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOUND A KNIFE STUFFED INSIDE A SHOE. THE PASSENGER CLAIMED THEY DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS THERE—GUESS THEY REALLY STEPPED IN IT.
IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, GUN PARTS WERE FOUND TUCKED INTO A RED COMBAT BOOT, WHICH WAS THEN STASHED INSIDE A LEGO BOX. OVER AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AGENTS FOUND A KNIFE INSIDE THE SHELL OF A LAPTOP.
CHICAGO’S MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD ITS OWN HEAD-SCRATCHER WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO SNEAK A VAPE PEN INSIDE A TRAVEL-SIZE TOOTHPASTE TUBE. VAPES ARE ALLOWED IN CARRY ON BAGS— APPARENTLY, THEY DIDN’T BRUSH UP ON TSA RULES.
AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AGENTS DISCOVERED A TINFOIL-WRAPPED GUN AND AMMUNITION HIDDEN IN A TEAPOT ALONGSIDE SHOT GLASSES. AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, TSA AGENTS AT PORTSMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOUND METHAMPHETAMINE HIDDEN INSIDE CRUTCHES, WRAPPED IN ELECTRICAL TAPE. DEFINITELY NOT THE KIND OF SUPPORT SYSTEM ANYONE NEEDS.
IN MIAMI, TSA AGENTS WERE STUNNED TO FIND TWO LIVE SNAKES HIDDEN INSIDE A PASSENGER’S PANTS. AND IN EL PASO, TEXAS, A REPLICA IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DISGUISED AS A WALKIE-TALKIE WAS FOUND.
THE TOP FIND OF THE YEAR? AT HOUSTON’S WILLIAM P. HOBBY AIRPORT, A GUN WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SEAT POCKET OF A BABY STROLLER. TSA AGENTS QUICKLY CALLED IN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE TSA IS REMINDING TRAVELERS TO PACK RESPONSIBLY AND DOUBLE-CHECK THE PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST BEFORE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT. FOR MORE TRAVEL TIPS AND UPDATES, VISIT TSA.GOV.
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