TSA Agents Find THC Vapes Hidden in Peanut Butter
Credit: TSA
This story has too many puns. Officers from the Transportation Security Administration said a traveler tried to hide marijuana vape cartridges in a jar of peanut butter. The agents at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania discovered the cartridges in a traveler’s checked bag after it “triggered an alarm,” a TSA spokesperson wrote in a tweet.
“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 spokesperson Lisa Farbstein stated in the tweet.
“TSA isn’t searching for drugs, but when they are discovered during routine screening, the police are contacted,” Farbstein added, as reported by Insider. “The traveler told officials that the canisters were for medical purposes, but still thought he should try to conceal them. Not a good decision.”
It remains unclear if any charges were filed against the traveler caught with the marijuana. TSA made light of the situation with dad joke-style warnings to other travelers.
“When our baggage screening officers @PITairport discovered this jarring find, you butter believe this passenger found themselves in a crunch. We’re going to spread this awareness on really thick!” an account for the TSA said on Instagram.
Travelers can bring vape cartridges in their carry-on luggage so long as they are not “filled with THC, like the e-liquids pictured,” the TSA said in the post.
“Well, don’t get roasted by packing them in peanut butter, it’s just best to leave them at home. While our officers aren’t directly searching for those vape highs, if found they’re ganja have to report it to law enforcement,” the agency said on Instagram.