Two electric cattle prods inside a guitar case were detected by TSA officers at Dulles Airport in September. (TSA photos)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agency’s YouTube account.
What was the item from the airport that ranked as #8 on the Top 10 List? Read on . . .
TSA officers at Dulles Airport detected two electric cattle prods packed alongside a guitar inside a carry-on guitar case in September.
TSA would have had no issue had the items been packed in a checked bag, but passengers certainly cannot carry an electric cattle prod into the cabin of an aircraft.
Additionally, a single cattle prod was detected in a carry-on bag, also at Dulles Airport, in May. That item also was not permitted to go through the security checkpoint. TSA tweeted about the good catch at the time.
If travelers are unsure whether an item should be packed in a carry-on or checked bag, they can send their inquiry to the TSA social media team via Twitter at @AskTSA or via Facebook Messenger.
For more information on what you can and cannot bring on an airplane, visit www.tsa.gov.