Swords in Canes and Meth Burritos: The TSA Shares the Weirdest Items They’ve Seized at Airports

Endangered jaguar rescued at airport 0:49 (CNN) — Most travelers have learned the hard way which items can’t be taken on a plane — for example, we know a bottle of water won’t get past it. of airport security. However, some people just don’t understand what they are allowed to wear. To that end, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) publishes an annual list of the strangest items seized at airports to raise awareness, and sometimes, when an item unusual enough is found, TSA reminds you to the public which objects will definitely not pass security. This week, TSA agents at Boston’s Logan International Airport discovered a long blade inside a traveler’s cane. The man said “he had no idea the blade was there,” TSA spokesman Dan Velez said in a tweet. After being questioned by the Massachusetts State Police, the man handed over the cane and was authorized to continue his journey. But it’s not uncommon for people to try to hide blades in seemingly ordinary objects. A passenger tried to get through security with a dagger hidden in a hairbrush handle at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, according to a tweet from TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. Being well groomed and well armed are two very different things. @TSA has no issue with travelers bringing hairbrushes through a checkpoint, just not ones that conceal daggers as part of the brush handle! This one detected yesterday at the @FLYIthaca checkpoint. pic.twitter.com/wHiJDtKZkA — Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) April 7, 2022 “Some carry-on items may be prohibited even if they aren’t, such as a cane with a hidden blade,” the TSA says on its site Web. Weirdest Items Seized by TSA in 2021 In a pun-filled video posted to Twitter, the TSA announced its “Top 10 Seizures” of 2021, though we’re having trouble seeing the humor in most of them. “Our agents found some truly unusual items,” the TSA said. “They worked hard to keep travelers safe as they returned to the skies.” It’s here! “TSA’s Top 10 Catches of 2021!” From bear spray to meth-rites, our officers found some truly unusual items. They worked hard to keep travelers safe as they returned to the skies. What would you pick as your number one catch? Let us know! #TSATop10 pic.twitter.com/3o2zQs5IrC — TSA (@TSA) January 10, 2022 Here’s the list of the strangest items seized at airports: 10. Bullets hidden in a deodorant stick. This passenger must have been “sweating bullets,” the TSA video says. 9. Long-barreled antique-looking pistol. 8. A meth-laced breakfast burrito. 7. A belt buckle concealing a firearm. 6. The blade. “It’s not a good idea to pass this through security.” 5. A can of bear spray. 4. A machete. 3. Fireworks. 2. A wine bottle holder that looks like a gun. 1. A chainsaw. “They can’t fool us,” the video says with a laughing emoji. A baby? One item on the 2020 list was less threatening and perhaps more curious: a baby shark floating in a bottle of condoms. The shark was not the problem. “The chemical was deemed to be a hazardous material and as such was not allowed through the checkpoint,” the TSA said in a statement. The TSA prohibits carrying guns, knives, blackjacks, self-defense devices such as pepper spray, and any replicas of these items on planes. Before your next flight, check the TSA regulations. And leave the guns, drugs and fireworks at home. This security agent saves a baby at the airport 0:45Zoe Sottile, Maria Morava and CNN’s Scottie Andrew contributed to this report.