American customs officers shared photos of the strangest things they confiscated (31 photos)
The US Transportation Security Administration periodically publishes photos of unusual finds that had to be confiscated from overzealous travelers. And one can only guess - why did they try to smuggle it?
This is a replica, a detailed copy of a bomb in a laptop. Fortunately, it is not working.
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A Knife Hidden in a Bouquet flowers
A disassembled pistol was carefully hidden inside the tires of a bicycle
This is clearly not an item for carry-on luggage
Just a snake in a bag, which was shoved inside a box with electronics
Customs can easily find a fake lipstick knife in a bottomless lady's handbag
You can transport swords as edged weapons. But in special packaging, not on your belt!
A large batch of dried moose poop from Alaska
A bag of marijuana inside a microwave
A batarang with blades, like this there is
These are ceremonial scissors, used to cut ribbons when opening important objects. Must be checked in.
Something similar to the homemade clubs with spikes from "Mad Max". No way!
The last thing I need is live poisonous snakes in my carry-on luggage!
A tactical spoon and fork is a dangerous thing - you can get scratched!
The ammunition is real. The secret services will find out what this traveler was thinking.
An antique flintlock pistol, or rather its modern copy, is still a weapon. You can't just transport it.
A glove with blades of any quality must also be checked in
Something's wrong, right? That's right, it's not a phone, it's a disguised stun gun!
All these sharp and dangerous objects were carried by the same person
A copy of Naruto's sword from a true fan. Banned.
An attempt to hide a grenade inside a toy was unsuccessful
Some very strange knife
A beautiful implementation of the blade, but this is also not manual luggage
A very nice, solid knife from the Yukon, with all the documents. But also in the luggage.
A sizable cleaver inside a flatbread with filling
And even bone products have no privileges
Who would suspect the presence of a blade in a woman's comb?
Someone hides secrets in shoes
This is also a weapon, probably, and it was also confiscated