The TSA said a gun frame had been jammed in the bottom of a boot, below a sock that was stuffed in behind it in an effort to conceal the weapon. The rest of the handgun — the slide, spring and gun magazine loaded with 12 bullets — were detected among plastic building blocks inside a Black Panther LEGO set.

The bizarre sighting landed the New Jersey airport in the No. 8 slot on the agency’s Top 10 list of most unusual finds at checkpoints last year.

One of the 10 “most unusual finds” at airport checkpoints around the nation took place in New Jersey, federal authorities say.

Officials say a Mississippi traveler tried to sneak a disassembled gun through security hidden in a boot and a Black Panther LEGO box.

The Transportation Security Authority (TSA) recently released a video highlighting the “10 best catches” of prohibited items found at airport security in 2024. “While most people are dropping

A Lego set stuffed with gun parts and a sunglasses case filled with snakes were among some of the top "catches” that officers with the Transportation Security Administration made in 2024, according to the agency.

Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport was listed ninth on TSA's Top 10 Unusual items found at checkpoints.