FLORIDA: A woman at Miami International Airport raised eyebrows and security alarms after trying to smuggle two turtles through a TSA checkpoint, tucked inside her bra.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently took to Facebook to gently but firmly ask travellers to stop hiding animals “in weird places” on their bodies.
The woman, flying out of Florida, apparently thought her brassiere made an ideal travel terrarium - but the TSA wasn’t shelling out any leniency.
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While small pets are allowed through security if carried properly, one of the turtles sadly did not survive the ill-fated journey.
The surviving turtle was handed over to Florida’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, who are now its new caretakers.
TSA signed off with a punny plea: you turtle-ly can travel with pets - just not in your lingerie.