Even the kitchen sink: Snakes and other strange items intercepted at TSA checkpoints
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The Transportation Security Administration said it anticipates record numbers of travelers at airports on July 7, as it braces for what is projected to be the busiest day at airport security checkpoints. More than 32 million people are expected to go through TSA screening between June 27 and July 8, according to the agency, a 5.4% increase from the same period last year.
With that tidal wave of travelers, TSA officials also expect to see a higher volume of unusual items drifting into view on conveyor belts, items that passengers will attempt to bring on board their flight.
"We've seen anything from chainsaws on carry-on baggage (and) we've seen larger power tools and saws," Michael Duretto, deputy federal security director for Los Angeles International Airport, told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave. "Recently, we saw a hobby rocket — but it was a large rocket — that came to our checked baggage."
