TSA

@TSA

This is the official X account of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Washington, DC

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Joined November 2011

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TSA
@TSA
Aug 10
It’s prohibited items week, but we already found all the show & tell stuff so to be clear… THIS. IS. NOT. A. CHALLENGE.
TSA
@TSA
13m
Usually, we wouldn’t want to tail wag away the weekend... but Monday can’t come soon enough! Voting for TSA’s Cutest Canine Contest starts on Aug. 17th at 12 PM (ET) on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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@TSA
3h
EXPLOSIVE NEWS: It doesn’t matter if it’s REAL, replica, or an inert explosive, it does not belong at the airport. Leave them at home!
$Top left & right: Two LIVE smoke grenades, one of which was hidden in peanut butter in an IND Airport passenger's checked bag.\nBottom right: Inert initiator discovered in a FAY airport passenger's carry-on.\nTop/Bottom middle: Inert grenades discovered in consecutive days in two different SGF passenger's checked bags. \nBottom right: A LIVE military-grade flare discovered in a BOI Airport passenger's checked bag.$
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@TSA
8h
We get it… self-defense is important against man and bear at times. While many self-defense items are allowed in checked bags, bear spray shouldn’t go in any suitcase.
$Left: Cat Eyes, Kubatons and a few knives from a prohibs table at BOI in August of 2023.\n\nMiddle: Bear spray discovered in carry-on at IDA airport in 2026.\n\nRight: Pepper Spray/Mace VAP container from MSP discovered in carry-on bags.$
TSA
@TSA
Aug 13
HOT TAKE: Most lighters don’t belong in a carry-on or checked bag.
$Left: A bunch of different types of lighters in a VAP container from MSP. \nTop right: Grendade shaped torch lighter\nBottom right: Firearm shaped lighter.$