NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Transportation Security Administration said
security screeners at John F. Kennedy Airport caught a man trying to
sneak a knife onto a flight by putting it in a full jar of mayonnaise.
TSA Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said screeners stopped the man Tuesday before he headed on a trip to Mexico City.
Farbstein told 1010 WINS a TSA officer at the airport came upon the discovery when carry-on luggage was being screened.
“One of the TSA officers spotted
something very unusual and when they did a closer inspection, it turned
out that somebody had pushed his leatherman knife into a full container
of mayonnaise,” she said.
The hiding spot may not have been the brightest idea, considering TSA
rules require liquids and gels, even mayo, to be in a 3.4-ounce or
smaller container.
“The mayonnaise jar was larger than that, so ironically he was trying to smuggle a prohibited item inside of another prohibited item,” Farbstein said.
The knife was taken from the man, who was not arrested. He was permitted to fly to his destination.
Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com
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