Usa Travel news: You won't get through TSA airport screening if you travel with any of these bizarre items
Usa Travel news: Steampunk gas mask Where: Miami International Airport What TSA had to say : While gas masks are allowed in carry-on bags, replica bullets are not. This was discovered in a carry-on bag at Miami (MIA).

Usa Travel news: Replica Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Where: Chicago O’Hare International Airport What TSA had to say : Even if not real, replica or inert explosives are not allowed, at all, in carry-on or checked bags.
Never. Nay. Nope. Negatory. Yeah, no ... While the actual item here looks a bit Wile E. Coyote-ish, the X-ray image was far more realistic ... When our officers spot a potential explosive on the X-ray monitor, they cannot just take the traveler’s word that the item is not real.
A TSA Explosives Specialist or Police Department Bomb Squad must respond before the bag is ever opened. This can lead to costly evacuations, delays, and missed flights while explosives professionals determine whether the item is real or not. These types of items can lead to hefty fines and arrest…
This replica Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was in a traveler’s carry-on bag at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). As a result, the checkpoint was closed for a total of 19 minutes before the Chicago Police Bomb Squad was able to respond and clear the item.
Replica Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Where: Chicago O’Hare International Airport
What TSA had to say: Even if not real, replica or inert explosives are not allowed, at all, in carry-on or checked bags. Never. Nay. Nope. Negatory.
Yeah, no ... While the actual item here looks a bit Wile E. Coyote-ish, the X-ray image was far more realistic ... When our officers spot a potential explosive on the X-ray monitor, they cannot just take the traveler’s word that the item is not real. A TSA Explosives Specialist or Police Department Bomb Squad must respond before the bag is ever opened.
This can lead to costly evacuations, delays, and missed flights while explosives professionals determine whether the item is real or not. These types of items can lead to hefty fines and arrest…
This replica Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was in a traveler’s carry-on bag at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). As a result, the checkpoint was closed for a total of 19 minutes before the Chicago Police Bomb Squad was able to respond and clear the item.
Firearm concealed in a raw chicken Where: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport What TSA had to say : There’s a personal fowl here …
The plot chickens as we barrel our way closer to Thanksgiving. For us, it’s a time to be thankful that our officers are always working around the cluck to keep you safe. Take for instance this “hen you believe it?” find at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
We hate to beak it to you here, but stuffing a firearm in your holiday bird for travel is just a baste of time. This idea wasn’t even half-baked; it was raw, greasy, and obviously unsupervised.
The only roast happening here is this poor packing choice! Feather you like it or not, there are rules for traveling with guns and ammunition. So, don’t wing it; roost over the proper packaging info through the link in our bio.
Firearm concealed in a raw chicken
Where: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
What TSA had to say: There’s a personal fowl here … The plot chickens as we barrel our way closer to Thanksgiving. For us, it’s a time to be thankful that our officers are always working around the cluck to keep you safe. Take for instance this “hen you believe it?” find at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
We hate to beak it to you here, but stuffing a firearm in your holiday bird for travel is just a baste of time. This idea wasn’t even half-baked; it was raw, greasy, and obviously unsupervised.
The only roast happening here is this poor packing choice! Feather you like it or not, there are rules for traveling with guns and ammunition. So, don’t wing it; roost over the proper packaging info through the link in our bio.
Fentanyl in candy packaging Where: Los Angeles International Airport What TSA had to say : This isn’t a great trick or a treat! A huge kudos to our officers at LAX for making this gruesome discovery.
Twelve thousand fentanyl pills were discovered in a carry-on bag packaged in some of our favorite candies. Next time you’re at the airport, please be patient with our officers. They’re doing their part to ensure you arrive at your destination safely. Follow more on this story through the link in our bio.
Fentanyl in candy packaging
Where: Los Angeles International Airport
What TSA had to say:This isn’t a great trick or a treat! A huge kudos to our officers at LAX for making this gruesome discovery. Twelve thousand fentanyl pills were discovered in a carry-on bag packaged in some of our favorite candies. Next time you’re at the airport, please be patient with our officers. They’re doing their part to ensure you arrive at your destination safely. Follow more on this story through the link in our bio.
Gun shaped toilet paper holder Where: Newark Liberty International Airport What TSA had to say : Remember when toilet paper was a hot commodity?
This gun shaped toilet paper holder was discovered at @EWRairport last year by a passenger who thought he could charm his way through security with it. Replica weapons of any kind are just not allowed in your carryon bag.
Gun shaped toilet paper holder
Where: Newark Liberty International Airport
What TSA had to say: Remember when toilet paper was a hot commodity? This gun shaped toilet paper holder was discovered at @EWRairport last year by a passenger who thought he could charm his way through security with it. Replica weapons of any kind are just not allowed in your carryon bag.
Bag of live eels Where: Miami International Airport What TSA had to say : These eels were discovered in a passenger’s checked bag at the Miami (MIA) International Airport.
Among many other things, the passenger was attempting to transport 163 marine tropical fish and 22 invertebrates to Maracaibo (MAR). The passenger surrendered the items to the (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
Bag of live eels
Where: Miami International Airport
What TSA had to say: These eels were discovered in a passenger’s checked bag at the Miami (MIA) International Airport. Among many other things, the passenger was attempting to transport 163 marine tropical fish and 22 invertebrates to Maracaibo (MAR). The passenger surrendered the items to the (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
Sharpie shiv Where: Huntsville International Airport What TSA had to say : There’s nothing sharpie about that yellow marker. Somebody flying out of Huntsville International Airport wanted to take their makeshift fiberglass shiv in a carry-on (say that ten times fast). Should have stuck it in a checked bag instead.
Sharpie shiv
Where: Huntsville International Airport
What TSA had to say: There’s nothing sharpie about that yellow marker. Somebody flying out of Huntsville International Airport wanted to take their makeshift fiberglass shiv in a carry-on (say that ten times fast). Should have stuck it in a checked bag instead.
Call of Duty replica Monkey Bomb Where: Boston Logan Airport What TSA had to say : Call of Duty ... Baggage Ops? Our officers (at Boston Logan International Airport) found a replica explosive in checked bags. Cool in-game, not so much in real life. Replica weapons/explosives aren't allowed in carry-on or checked bags.
Call of Duty replica Monkey Bomb
Where: Boston Logan Airport
What TSA had to say: Call of Duty ... Baggage Ops? Our officers (at Boston Logan International Airport) found a replica explosive in checked bags. Cool in-game, not so much in real life. Replica weapons/explosives aren't allowed in carry-on or checked bags.