PHOTOS | They tried to get WHAT through security?
2:10 PM, Jun 13, 2012
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Grenades were found the week of May 4 at Tampa and Savannah, a tomahawk was taken from a passenger in Denver, knives were confiscated at LaGuardia, Detroit and Oakland. The big prizes that week were the spear gun grabbed in Raleigh and a biohazard bag taken in Austin.
A simulated plastic explosive used for training were grabbed the week of May 11 at Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Throwing stars and knives were popular that week and confiscated in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Newark. A mace gun and canister were taken from a passenger in Newark as well.
One inventive individual in Providence took a gun apart and hid the pieces in three stuffed animals that his child was carrying. It didn't work. The gun was taken, and the man was arrested.
A cane sword was confiscated in April from a passenger in Phoenix, and one passenger in Los Angeles tried to get a throwing star through in his wallet.
In early May, officers in Salt Lake City and at LaGuardia Airport in New York confiscated throwing stars.
The week of May 4, TSA officers at JFK Airport in New York noticed a knife mounted on a wheeled walker.
The week of May 18, fireworks were taken from one passenger in Newark, a smoke grenade was confiscated in Las Vegas and a couple of large knives were grabbed at Ontario Airport in California and in Austin.
A cane saw was picked up in New York, a perfume grenade was taken in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - passengers in Puerto Rico are also subject to TSA searches - a knockout purse was picked up in Raleigh, a cane sword was taken in San Francisco, and a grenade was confiscated in Tampa.
Stun guns have been picked up recently in Detroit, Salt Lake City, Anchorage, Jacksonville and Philadelphia
One passenger tried to carry a couple of swords on board an aircraft in Salt Lake City.
A knife that looks like a compact version of Klingon Bat'leth was picked up from one passenger at New York's LaGuardia. No word on if the passenger was a trekkie or not.
Fireworks hidden in a 'gift horse' and drugs hidden in a Coke can and a jar of jam were taken from passengers in Honolulu, Florence, S.C., and at LaGuardia.
Big guns were taken from passengers in Shreveport and Salt Lake City the week of June 1.
As thousands of passengers go through security checkpoints every day, Transportation Security Agency officers keep a watchful eyes to make sure nothing dangerous makes it through. Still, people try to get some very creative things through.