Gallery: The TSA's Instagram Feed Is Terrifying and Totally Awesome
TSA01A belt of ammo at the Richmond International Airport.
NBD. Just a belt of ammo at the Richmond International Airport.
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Talk about having the munchies: this marijuana was concealed in a jar of peanut butter in San Jose International Airport.
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An inert display model of a firework shell. It was detected in checked baggage at the Springfield-Branson National Airport.
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Cat-shaped brass knuckles discovered at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
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200 rounds of .25 caliber ammunition was discovered in four hollowed-out bibles.
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An inert grenade inside a stuffed penguin at the Manchester Boston Regional Airport.
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Imagine finding this under the Christmas tree. A sealed Lego box at Ft. Lauderdale contained three AR-15/M16 bolt firing groups, including bolt carrier, bolt, bolt key, firing pin, bolt cam pin and firing pin retaining pin, three assault rifle flash suppressors, and nearly 100 rifle sights.
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A "lipstick knife" caught in a carry-on bag at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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In the Miami International Airport, seven small snakes (stuffed in nylon stockings) were discovered in a traveler’s pants. He also had three small turtles.
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This dark knight shuriken was discovered in a carry-on bag this week at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
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A realistic replica of a Claymore anti-personnel mine discovered in a traveler’s checked bag in San Francisco.
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An unusual set of knives found in a carry-on bag at the Las Vegas International Airport.
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A passenger was found with one-half ounce of C4 explosive in his checked bag, concealed in a tobacco can at the Yuma International Airport in Arizona.
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84-mm anti-tank weapon (AT4) found in a checked bag at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
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This is what #FlashbackFriday looks like to the TSA. A spear gun discovered in a carry-on bag at the Newark Liberty International Airport in 2012.
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E-Cigarettes and vaping devices are permitted in carry-on and checked bags. Unless they look like a grenade …
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A pat-down at Los Angeles International Airport resulted in the discovery of two birds wrapped in socks and taped to the leg and chest of a woman traveling to China.
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An "augmented" smartphone case discovered at Boston International Airport.
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TSA cleverly cites this weapon as "resembling a Klingon Bat'leth." Hidden in a carry-on bag at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
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A knife hidden inside a large bottle of acetaminophen at the Huntsville International Airport.
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This comb-knife was discovered in a passenger’s carry-on bag at the Detroit Airport.
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Cannon barrell found in checked baggage at the Kahului Airport. Officers have come across cannon balls in the past, but this was the first actual cannon confiscated in recent history.
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This novelty watch looked enough like an explosive device to get it seized at the Oakland International Airport.
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A duck-billed cane knife was discovered in a passenger's carry-on at the General Mitchell International Airport.
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Bear mace discovered in a carry-on bag at the Anchorage airport. You can pack bear mace in your checked bags if the volume is less than four ounces and it has less than a 2% active ingredient of either CS or CN.
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All of these prohibited items were discovered in a passenger’s carry-on bag at the Norfolk International Airport.
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A handgun and loaded magazine caught at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
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A key knife discovered at the Erie International Airport.
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81 pounds of marijuana discovered in checked baggage at the Oakland International Airport.
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Some kind of...throwing star with six folding blades? Discovered in a passenger’s carry-on bag at the Las Vegas airport.
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An inert 60mm mortar round discovered at the Washington Dulles Airport.
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Hatchet discovered in a carry-on bag at the Manchester Boston Regional Airport.
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Um, wat. Octagon sais confiscated at the Bradley International Airport.
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A pocket .45 discovered at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
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Decorative dagger hidden inside a neck pillow at the Philadelphia International Airport.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) training kit discovered in checked baggage at the Honolulu airport. It's not really an IED, but definitely looks like one.
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TSA Travel Tips: "If you buy a cane from a secondhand shop, be sure to give it a twist and try to pull it apart prior to traveling. Most travelers are surprised when they realize they’ve been walking around with a sword cane." Discovered at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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Samurai sword discovered in a carry on bag at BOS.
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Throwing stars discovered in a carry-on bag at the Dallas Love Airport.
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A traveler in Jacksonville tried to sneak in this knife twice: once by itself and the second time hidden under this fishing lure.
