A plastic bag of marijuana tucked into a jar of creamy Jif, two small (alive) snakes found in a pouch and a roughly 5-inch knife hidden inside a laptop were among the Transportation Security Administration’s 10 most unusual confiscations of 2024.
But, leading the list at Nos. 1 and 2 — although not necessarily accolades to hang on the wall — were checkpoint discoveries involving Texas travelers.
TSA officials found a replica improvised explosive device, otherwise known as a homemade bomb, at the El Paso International Airport last year. In another confiscation at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, a gun was found in a baby stroller.
“To avoid going viral IRL, don’t bring your pew-pew, crutches with “ice” or anything not nice to the airport because a lot of people are going to have questions,” the official page captioned a Wednesday video post compiling the eclectic catches. The mention of crutches referred to an instance last year where methamphetamine was found in the walking aid.
“Stop bringing sharp-slashy thingies to the airport … no, but seriously, cut it out,” the page continued.
“Hope this helps.”
1. A gun in the seat pocket of a baby stroller at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport.
2. A replica improvised explosive device connected to a walkie-talkie at El Paso International Airport.
3. Two snakes in a pouch at the Miami International Airport.
4. Methamphetamine (meth) inside of crutches at Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire.
5. A tinfoil wrapped gun inside of a teapot at Portland International Airport.
6. A vape pen inside a toothpaste tube at Chicago Midway International Airport.
7. A knife inside of a laptop at Seattle Tacoma International Airport.
8. A Lego box that had a combat boot with a gun inside at Newark International Airport.
9. A knife shoved inside a shoe at the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport in Virginia.
10. A plastic bag of marijuana inside a peanut butter jar at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina.