TSA confiscates grenades, guns, brass knuckles at Tucson airport
Click through to see what the Transportation Security Administration seized from passengers leaving Tucson's airport last year.
A TSA spokesperson said most of the items were inside carry-on bags, although a handful were improperly stored inside checked bags.
The figures from the TSA are just a fraction of what officers confiscated in 2015 at airports. Roughly 83 percent of the 2,653 firearms intercepted at 236 airports, were loaded. The TSA screened more than 708 million passengers last year, as well as 1.6 billion carry-on bags and 432 million checked bags.
Bullets
TSA seized 750 .556 caliber bullets.
Roman candles
TSA seized two roman candle-type fireworks.
Brass knuckles
TSA seized two pairs of brass knuckles.
Smoke grenades
TSA seized two M18 smoke grenades.
Meth
TSA seized a bag of meth.
Firearms
TSA seized eight firearms.
Last year, the Transportation Security Administration seized eight firearms, two M18 smoke grenades, roughly 750 .556 caliber bullets, two rom…
