TSA officers found a firearm in a jar of peanut butter at John F. Kennedy International Airport back on Dec. 22 — talk about a sticky situation.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — More than 2 million people travel through U.S. airports per day, according to the Transportation Security Administration, but still, some forget what not to bring to an airport.
Across nearly 440 airports in the country, TSA narrowed down a list of the top 10 most outrageous finds in 2022. From grenades and improperly stored guns to drugs, TSA officers had their hands full over the last year.
The handgun found inside of a raw chicken inside a traveler’s luggage was spotted back in November 2022. A similar, but more sticky situation, arose when TSA officers at JFK airport found a disassembled handgun inside two jars of peanut butter during a checked baggage screening.
Unloaded firearms are allowed to be transported in checked bags, but they must be declared at the ticket counter and packed in a locked hard-sided container.