A tasteless traveler was busted with a live grenade hidden inside a full jar of peanut butter at an airport in Indiana, authorities said Friday.
The totally nutty plan bombed when the man tried to sneak two live smoke grenades into his checked luggage — including one hidden inside the creamy snack— at the Indianapolis International Airport last month, according to the TSA.
The sticky situation came to light when security officials flagged his bag for additional screening and found the explosive, TSA specialist Michael Dunphy said.
“After all contents were removed from the bag, I thought, ‘Weren’t there two grenades in this bag?,’ Dunphy said in a press release last week. “After additional inspection of all the contents in the bag, it became obvious the second grenade was in the peanut butter jar, so I was surprised.”
The passenger, who was not identified, later told workers at the airline’s ticketing desk that his friend told him he could smuggle grenades through security by hiding them in a jar of peanut butter, according to the agency.
