Not your mother's stuffing! Passenger tries to hide a GUN inside a raw chicken, but is caught by TSA

To avoid any legal issues, passengers transporting firearms by plane must declare the gun to the ticketing desk beforehand According to the TSA website, passengers are permitted to travel with both fresh and cooked meat The handgun was wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed inside the chicken, but agents were able to intercept the gun before it made it onto the plane TSA agents at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida found a gun stuffed inside a raw chicken, the TSA Twitter account said Monday TSA agents made a surprising discovery in Florida when they caught a passenger attempting to smuggle a handgun onto a plane by stuffing it into a raw chicken. Pictures from the TSA Twitter account show the chicken the gun was hidden inside, which was still wrapped in packaging Upon unwrapping the chicken, however, agents discovered a handgun wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed inside the chicken Aside from the possibility of being arrested, passengers who are caught with a firearm in their carry-on may have to pay up to $13,910 in fines to the TSA Transportation Security Administration rules for transporting firearms Declare each firearm each time you present it for transport as checked baggage Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container and transported as checked baggage only Replica firearms, including firearm replicas that are toys, may be transported in checked baggage only When traveling, comply with the laws concerning possession of firearms as they vary by local, state and international governments Firearm parts, including magazines, clips, bolts and firing pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage According to the TSA website, passengers are permitted to travel with both fresh and cooked meat, which may explain why the passenger chose this method of smuggling. Last week, the TSA reported they had already intercepted 700 guns at Florida airports this year, a higher number than any previous year. The TSA noted that almost every gun they intercepted this year in Florida 'was loaded and most had ammunition chambered' Last week, the TSA reported they had already intercepted 700 guns at TSA checkpoints this year, a higher number than any previous year 'Don’t let bringing a gun to a federal checkpoint be the reason you cannot answer ‘no’ to the question often asked on job applications: have you ever been arrested,' said Koshetz.