We may shake our heads at the TSA’s antics from time to time, but the men and women holding you up at airport security are actually dealing with some pretty scary prospects. Like loaded firearms. And grenades. And daggers. And for whatever reason, a hell of a lot of sword canes. Here are some of the craziest things people have tried to sneak past airport security in 2014.
Because the TSA details some of the more absurd confiscated contraband on its blog on a weekly basis, we get a first hand look into the boldest (and often dumbest) attempts at sneaking strictly forbidden items into airports. And after a whole year of swiping banned goods, it was quite a haul.
The Weird
WWII Blasting Machine, Atlanta, GA:
Spear gun, Las Vegas, NV:
Inert warhead, Tucson, AZ:
Cannon barrel, Kahului, HI:
Hairbrush dagger, Fairbanks, AK:
F bomb, Milwaukee, WI:
Bear attack deterrent, Anchorage, AK:
Stun cane, Tampa, FL:
A mallet, Burlington, VT:
The Concealed Knives
Knife in a hard drive caddy, Dayton, OH:
Scooby Doo razor blades, Newport News, VA:
Knife taped to carry-on bag, Phoenix, AZ:
From top: Belt buckle knife, Rapid City, SD; Bladed survival tool in shoe, Philadelphia, PA:
Lipstick knife, Detroit, MI:
Knife in phone case, Tampa, FL:
Saw in bible, Orlando, FL:
Knife in enchilada, Santa Rosa, CA:
The Drugs
3 pounds of cocaine inside meat, San Jose, CA:
Marijuana and marijuana paraphernelia in various types of peanut butter jars, Denver, CO (left) and Sacramento, CA (right):
A plastic bag containing 67 pills hidden inside of a hollowed out textbook:
81 pounds of marijuana, Oakland, CA:
92 pounds of marijuana, Phoenix, AZ:
The Sword Canes
Douglas County, NE:
Dayton, OH:
Charlotte, NC:
Memphis TN:
December 23, 2014 at 11:05PM
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