AND Pennsylvania It was revealed that she had passed safety at the New Jersey airport that a living turtle was hidden in pants, according to the Federal Transport Safety Administration.
The turtle was discovered on Friday after a body scanner alarm entered the Newark Liberty International Airport. AND TSA clerk Then he made a sinking on the eastern Stroudsburg and found that there was something hidden in the groin of his pants.
The 375 -pound turtle was released back to the Ocean in Florida after rehabilitation
Asked further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out a turtle, which was about 5 centimeters long (12 centimeters) and wrapped in a small blue towel. He said it was a red ear slider, a kind that is popular as a pet.
This photo provided by the Transportation Safety Directorate (TSA) shows a turtle in the box after a man in Pennsylvania is caught with a turtle hidden in his pants when the TSA scanner launched an alarm in the man’s groin area on Friday, March 20, in Newark Liberty Airport, NJ, NJ (TSA through AP)
Man – whose name was not published – the Port Authority police took the control point and eventually missed the flight. The turtle was seized and it is not clear if the turtle was a human pet or had it in his pants.
“We saw passengers trying to cover up knives and other weapons on their person, in their shoes and in luggage, but I believe this was the first time we came across someone who was hiding a living animal down on the front of the pants,” said Thomas Carter, director of the TSA federal security for New Jersey. “As the best we could say, The turtle is not harmed man’s actions. “
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He said the incident remained under investigation, and it was not clear whether a man would face any accusations or punishments.
