DIA makes TSA’s top 10 list of most unusual finds at checkpoints in 2025
Jan 28, 2026, 4:32 PM | Updated: Jan 30, 2026, 10:21 am
Sure, TSA is a drag when you have to deal with it at the airport, but it’s lists like this that make me thankful it’s there keeping us safe in the skies.
The Transportation Security Administration said the most unusual items found at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2025 include a replica bomb and turtles in a bra, neither of which were found at Denver International Airport, but one item there did make the top 10 list.
Here is the TSA list of the top 10 most unusual items seized at airport security in 2025:
10. Bullets and knives in tinfoil, Ohio’s Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
9. Firearm in a golf bag, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
8. Bullets in Nesquik, Miami International Airport (MIA)
7. Knife in a car seat, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
6. Pills in a shampoo bottle, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
5. Knife in a knee brace, Illinois’ Quad Cities International Airport (MLI)
4. Drugs in shoes, Hawaii’s Kona International Airport (KOA)
3. Razor blades in clothes, Denver International Airport (DEN)
2. Turtles in pants and bra, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Miami International Airport (MIA)
1. Explosive replicas at Boise Airport (BOI)
TSA encourages travelers uncertain about specific items to use the “What Can I Bring” tool on TSA.gov and the free MyTSA app, text “Travel” to AskTSA (275872), or message @AskTSA on X or Facebook Messenger.
