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In a bizarre turn of events, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Miami International Airport made a startling discovery during a routine security check.
This is after a passenger was found carrying a concealed bag of live snakes hidden within their pants, prompting immediate action from airport security and wildlife officials.
According to a tweet by TSA_Gulf, the reptiles were hidden inside what appeared to be a sunglasses bag stashed in the trousers.
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TSA called in the CBP Southeast and Miami-Dade Police partners to assist in investigating the intended purpose of their transport.
"The snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission," read part of the tweet.
It is expected that the passenger, whose identity has been withheld, will face charges related to the illegal transport of wildlife
@JudithArnett1:
"My guess is that the guy breeds exotic snakes or works for someone who does. The breeder sold that pair, and the smuggler was on his way to deliver them. No one seems to know what kind of snake they are."
@TheBelch86:
"Y’all had a golden opportunity to quote or reference the ‘Snakes on a Plane’ movie and you wasted it."
@Long_shot77:
"I brought an albino Burmese python from Columbia, South Carolina, in a crystal light container. They even scanned my bag twice. If they had caught me and asked what it was, my line would definitely have been, "These are snakes on a plane!"
In other news, two Kenya Airways (KQ) staff members were arrested by the Detection Militaire des Activities Anti Patrie (DEMIAP), the military intelligence unit in Kinshasa.
The duo was detained on Friday, April 19, over an alleged discrepancy in custom documentation for valuable cargo scheduled for transport on a KQ flight.
Kenya Airways CEO Alan Kilavuka said the Kenyan embassy officials and a few KQ staff were allowed to visit the staffers in detention, but only for a few minutes.
The airline insisted that the cargo in question was not on the air side for transportation, adding that it was still in the baggage section undergoing clearance.
Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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Collage of the snakes that were intercepted at the airport.
Miami Airport Officials Intercept Bag of Live Snakes Hidden in
Passenger caught with bag of snakes hidden down trousers at Miami