At airports, officers often find all kinds of strange objects among passengers’ luggage. Many are looking for innovative ways to transport prohibited items. In that context, drew a lot of attention what Miami airport authorities found in a man’s pants.
Through its account on the social network X, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the case of a passenger at the Miami airport who He carried a small bag in his pants that hid a couple of snakes.
The events occurred last Friday, April 26, while the man was trying to pass through a checkpoint at the International Airport in Florida. The customs agents were able to realize that, what looked like a small bag to carry glasses, it was actually a hiding place for intern board the plane with two small snakes.
Officers at @iflymia detected this bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at a checkpoint on Fri, April 26. @TSA called our @CBPSoutheast and Miami-Dade Police partners in to assist, and the snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. pic.twitter.com/CggJob8IT8
—TSA_Gulf (@TSA_Gulf) April 30, 2024
A woman tried to fly with a snake at a Florida airport
The case of man who carried two snakes hidden in a bag in his pants, He recalled when a woman, in January 2023, tried to fly with a boa constrictor snake, but was also discovered at a Florida airport.
At the time, the passenger assured that it was an emotional support pet so she carried it in her handbag. Nevertheless, The boa constrictor was detected by the X-ray machine at the Airport Tampa International. As in the previous case, the woman was informed that she could not take the animal with her, and it was confiscated.
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