Shocking airport security busts reveal bizarre and hidden items tucked away in luggage

Turtles, razor blades and adjacent a replica tube weaponry were conscionable a fewer of the shocking items confiscated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) successful 2025, the bureau reported recently. 

The bureau elaborate the information incidents successful a station connected its authoritative Instagram account, showcasing items discovered successful some carry-on and checked baggage astatine airports crossed the country.

Here are 10 discoveries revealed by the TSA.

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1. Explosive instrumentality replica successful checked luggage

At Boise Airport (BOI), officers discovered a replica tube weaponry and imitation explosive materials wrong a checked bag, TSA said.

The bureau emphasized that some existent and replica explosive devices are strictly prohibited successful immoderate baggage.

The TSA published a summary of the strangest and astir alarming items it confiscated astatine airdrome information checkpoints passim 2025. (iStock)

2. Turtles hidden successful passengers' clothing

In 2 abstracted incidents, TSA officers discovered turtles hidden connected passengers — 1 concealed wrong a traveler’s pants astatine Newark Liberty (EWR), and 2 others hidden wrong a bra astatine Miami (MIA).

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"What the shell!" TSA wrote successful the post.

3. Razor blades wrapped and hidden successful clothing

At Denver International Airport (DEN), TSA officers discovered 20 razor blades wrapped successful insubstantial towels and hidden successful a passenger’s clothing.

4. Illegal drugs packed successful carry-on bag

At Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA), TSA officers discovered a carry-on container containing heroin, fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, ketamine, acerb tabs, Xanax bars and different controlled substances concealed wrong footwear.

TSA officers recovered turtles hidden connected passengers, including 1 successful a traveler’s pants astatine Newark Liberty (EWR) and 2 wrong a bra astatine Miami (MIA). (iStock)

5. Blade concealed successful genu brace

A rider astatine Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) attempted to fell a weapon wrong a genu brace. The point was discovered during regular screening.

"Knife try!" TSA said.

6. Suspected amerciable drugs concealed wrong container

At Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), officers encountered controlled substances concealed wrong a toiletry container.

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TSA noted that portion officers are not actively searching for narcotics, immoderate suspected amerciable items are referred to instrumentality enforcement.

"There are going to beryllium highly unusual outliers."

7. Knife hidden successful child’s car seat

Screeners astatine Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) recovered a weapon concealed wrong a child’s car seat.

Sharp objects are not allowed successful carry-on bags and indispensable beryllium placed successful checked luggage, TSA said connected its website.

Notable items included a weapon stashed successful a genu brace and suspected amerciable drugs intercepted successful Anchorage. (iStock)

8. Ammunition successful carry-on bag

A rider astatine Miami International Airport (MIA) attempted to bring ammunition done the checkpoint successful a carry-on.

TSA said bullets indispensable beryllium transported successful checked baggage nether circumstantial packaging requirements.

9. Improperly declared firearm 

At George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), TSA officers intercepted a firearm that had not been decently declared.

The bureau reminded travelers that guns indispensable beryllium decently packaged and declared earlier flying.

10. Bullets and knives improperly packed

Passengers astatine Akron–Canton Airport (CAK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) were stopped aft attempting to bring ammunition and knives done information checkpoints.

The bureau reminded travelers to reappraisal what items are permitted connected flights earlier heading to the airport. (iStock)

TSA said specified items are permitted lone successful checked baggage erstwhile decently packaged and successful compliance with national regulations.

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Gary Leff, a Texas-based question manufacture adept and writer of the blog "View From the Wing," told Fox News Digital that antithetic incidents are statistically inevitable, fixed the measurement of passengers screened each day.

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"Nothing that hose passengers bash ever surprises maine — due to the fact that with implicit 2.5 cardinal radical a time passing done information checkpoints (with varying degrees of expectations, forgetfulness and adjacent sense), determination are going to beryllium highly unusual outliers," helium said.

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Leff added that portion the behaviour should not beryllium excused, publicizing the incidents whitethorn service arsenic a reminder for travelers to reappraisal information rules earlier heading to the airport.

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