10.Human Skull Remains
In 2013, security officials at Fort Lauderdale airport detected fragments of a human skull and teeth in the luggage of two women. These unnamed ladies were headed to Baltimore when they were pulled aside by airport security for what appeared to be human remains mixed in with the clay used to make some souvenir pots they were transporting home.
9.Dead Body
In 2013, security officials at Fort Lauderdale airport detected fragments of a human skull and teeth in the luggage of two women. These unnamed ladies were headed to Baltimore when they were pulled aside by airport security for what appeared to be human remains mixed in with the clay used to make some souvenir pots they were transporting home.
8.An Aquarium
Security workers at the Los Angeles International Airport were surprised at their discovery when the explosives detection system drew their attention to a man’s luggage. He was traveling with four hard-sided suitcases which turned out to be full of water and contained almost 240 fish.
7.A Real Live Baby
An airport X-ray machine detected a child inside an Egyptian couple’s suitcase while they were trying to clear security for their flight to the United Arab Emirates. The couple had smuggled their five-month-old baby boy in a small handbag in an attempt to get him through border control.
6.Dead(ly) Venomous Snakes
A flight was delayed at an Atlanta airport after staff members were alerted to an explosive threat inside a man’s luggage. He was traveling to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from Korea with a collection of 30 dead venomous snakes. The scan showed that a number of dead birds were also in the traveler’s bag, which led to a further investigation.
5.Pigeons
In 2016, a 50-year-old man from Israel was returning home from Germany when he was placed in custody after airport security discovered six live pigeons in his suitcase. The birds were discovered to be a rare Uzbek species worth around $200 each. They were bound and placed inside shoeboxes before being closed inside the suitcase.
4.Sedated Tiger Cu
Story comes from authorities’ discovery of a sedated tiger cub inside a woman’s luggage at an airport in Bangkok. The Thai lady was detained after her baggage became subject to a routine X-ray because it was overweight.In an attempt to throw off airport security, she had also placed a stuffed toy tiger in the suitcase. She assumed that the real tiger would pass as just another toy. Her plan failed.The tiger made a full recovery after the incident. However, the woman was charged with illegal smuggling and animal cruelty.
3.A Zoo
In 2009, a South African man was caught at the airport trying to smuggle over 70 live animals through customs. He was returning home from Thailand when border security discovered the collection of wild animals, which included snakes, crocodiles, turtles, spiders, scorpions, and frogs.
2.Live Cannonball
A passenger boarding a plane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport caused quite a scene when security discovered a live cannonball inside his luggage.This led to an evacuation of the baggage area and a serious investigation which found that the man had no idea it posed a threat. He had collected the cannonball during a diving trip at a shipwreck and was merely keeping it as a souvenir from his trip.
1.Louisville Slugger
In 2016, a traveler was caught with a Louisville Slugger baseball bat in her carry-on bag. The bat looked like the one used by Negan in the Walking Dead. Airport security was even more surprised because the bat was covered in fake blood (they assumed).