Miami International Airport passenger caught with bag of snakes hidden in pants

MIAMI, Fla. — Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Airport made a strange discovery Friday.

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According to the TSA, agents there detected a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at a security checkpoint on April 26.

The TSA officers, in turn, contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assist them because the passenger was traveling internationally.

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Miami-Dade police also responded to assist and ultimately turned the snakes over to officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Police have not identified the passenger or said whether any charges were filed.

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According to a TSA spokesperson, the airline the passenger was traveling with went on to deny their boarding on the plane after the snakes were discovered.

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