Passenger discovered with a buoy in hand luggage
"Snake on a plane" is not only the title of a popular movie, but also an unease that [...]
"Snake on a plane" is not only the title of a popular movie, but also an unease that is verifying more and more spesso In the skies around the world.
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During one of my trips to Thailand, I witnessed the capture of a snake inside the Koh Samui airport. While waiting for my flight to Bangkok, I saw airport security intervene to resolve the emergency.
What was discovered in a passenger's suitcase in recent days in the United States, however, was something never seen before.
Last month, a woman attempted to bring A nearly 5-foot boa constrictor in a carry-on luggage through a TSA checkpoint at Tampa International Airport.
Snake on a plane? This is a @TSA X-ray of Bartholomew, a boa constrictor who was in a traveler's carry-on bag at @FlyTPA last month. Woman claimed the snake was her emotional support pet. TSA notified the airline, which ruled that there was not going to be a snake on their plane! pic.twitter.com/kSg6YeRluU
- Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) January 6, 2023
The woman, stopped at security checkpoints, said the snake, named Bartholomew, was her emotional support animal. However, once informed, the airline refused to let her have it on the plane.
The snake is just one of many oddities that TSA agents found during 2022 in the luggage of American passengers. Curious discoveries are so common that the Transportation Security Agency has released its top 10 discoveries:
- Fentanyl pills in candy wrappers - Los Angeles International Airport (California)
- Gun inside raw chicken - Fort Lauderdale International Airport (Florida)
- Disassembled gun inside peanut butter jars - John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York)
- Gun inside an arm sling - Greater Rochester International Airport (New York)
- Knife found inside a laptop - Richmond International Airport (Virginia)
- Drugs inside hair elastics - Boise (Idaho) Airport.
- Gun inside the PlayStation video game console - Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Georgia)
- Cattle prods in guitar case - Dulles International Airport (Virginia)
- Inert Grenade - Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (Wisconsin)
- Money hidden inside crutches - El Paso International Airport (Texas)
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