TSA stops passenger for peanut butter jar containing marijuana, another for military-grade rounds

PITTSBURGH — TSA officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport made two stops for bizarre contraband in July.

According to TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein, a passenger tried to hide three marijuana-based vape canisters in a jar of peanut butter on July 15.

The police were contacted after the cartridges were found. The passenger told them the marijuana was used for medical purposes.

This jar of peanut butter, packed in a checked bag at @PITairport, triggered an alarm. When a @TSA officer investigated why it alarmed, three vape canisters with marijuana that were wrapped in plastic bags were pulled from the jar. TSA isn't searching for drugs, but . . . 1/2 pic.twitter.com/6XgFWhZCJG
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) August 4, 2022

Officials said the TSA does not actively search for drugs but they are confiscated and the police are notified if they are found.

The TSA also recently found two rounds of military-grade ordnance in a bag after triggering an alarm.

Military-grade weapons are not permitted to be transported in checked or carry-on luggage. These two rounds of ordnance were pulled from a checked bag at @PITairport recently by @TSA officers when the items triggered an alarm. Fortunately they were inert. pic.twitter.com/O25Ma4TGO8
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) August 4, 2022