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TSA's most unusual finds of 2025 include turtles in a bra
Boise Airport led with a replica pipe bomb found in May 2025, while TSA uncovered turtles, drugs, and concealed weapons at multiple U.S. airports, the agency reported.
- The TSA this week named Boise Airport, Idaho, as leading last year's list after a pipe-bomb-like object was found in a passenger's checked bag.
- Passengers said the items were training aids and abandoned them after inspection, while TSA's Federal Security Director for Idaho James Spies warned that realistic replicas of explosives are not allowed on planes.
- An alarm at a checkpoint prompted additional screening, and a TSA explosives specialist found PVC pipes and wooden blocks wrapped in paper labeled "C4" with protruding wires, which experts determined were replicas.
- TSA praised officers for taking no risks during screening and noted travelers across U.S. checkpoints tried to sneak odd items, requiring specialized responses and scrutiny.
- The remainder of the list shows items found across multiple airports, including turtles hidden in clothing, razor blades sewn into clothes, and TSA directs travelers to its "What Can I Bring" tool, MyTSA app or text "Travel" to 275872 for guidance.
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Boise airport tops TSA list for unusual finds in 2025
Boise Airport ranked No. 1 on the TSA’s 2025 list of most unusual checkpoint finds after a replica pipe bomb was discovered in a checked bag. The post A turtle in a bra? This and other finds make TSA most unusual list in Idaho and abroad first appeared on Idaho Business Review.
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