There was a report about a year ago where there was a spike in missing items while flying. In the interest of security and safety, TSA agents will scan and search you. I've, personally, been asked to 'stand aside' for an x-ray which I didn't take personally...
In a bizarre twist, a first-class passenger was arrested this week after he was caught trying to smuggle two panthers, an Asiatic black bear, one macaque monkey and one marmoset in his luggage.
According to the Guardian, the suspect, Noor Mahmoodr, was charged with "possessing endangered wildlife and smuggling endangered wildlife." The animals were reportedly drugged at the time, and rec