Amman – Transportation Security Administration checkpoints across the United States showed that 2023 provided more evidence that some air travelers are completely unaware of what is and is not allowed to pass through airport X-ray machines.
Or at least these people were eligible to risk facing the consequences, according to the Travel Pulse website.
The year began with officers at Tampa International Airport discovering a four-foot-long boa constrictor inside a passenger’s carry-on bag as it passed through an X-ray machine.
A cat was also found through an X-ray machine at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia this year.
In Boston, security officials noticed a suspicious candle that later turned out to contain a narcotic herb in a passenger’s luggage.
At Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, inspection officials seized 9 mm bullets sewn into the lining of a passenger’s shoe.
It is not uncommon for some travelers to try to smuggle illegal drugs, but inspection officials often discover them.
Officers at Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah discovered two peanut butter containers filled with a half-pound of methamphetamine last spring.
As for officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, they recently discovered a knife hidden in a loaf of bread.
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