20 crazy things people have tried to smuggle past the TSA at airports
1. A model of an improvised explosive device or IED.
2. Throwing stars and various shivs.
3. Knuckle knives.
4. Cane swords.
5. Machetes.
6. Shoe knives.
7. A fully-fueled chainsaw in checked luggage.
According to the TSA, chainsaws are never allowed on board as carry-ons but may be transported in checked luggage if it has been purged of all fuel and fuel residue or vapors. Some airlines will only transport engine-powered equipment if it has never contained fuel.
8. An assortment of fire-crackers
9. Smoke grenades
10. Flash bang grenades
11. A collection of four 40mm grenades hidden inside a tactical vest
12. An inert 120mm tank round.
13. Loaded guns
14. A lipstick gun and concealed credit card knife.
15. Smuggled snakes.
16. Snakes and turtles in hosiery.
17. Eighty pounds of Marijuana.
18. Three pounds of cocaine stuffed in meat
19. Two cans of propane
20. Gunpowder with detonation cords, and timing fuse.
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