A man was arrested at Baltimore Airport after a loaded handgun was discovered at the security checkpoint but it wasn’t the only thing he tried to sneak past TSA agents.
After spotting the firearm through the X-ray machine, a live dog was discovered in the man’s second bag as it passed through the machine.
The passenger was also carrying a small knife, the Transportation Security Administration said.
He was arrested on state weapons charges and the gun was confiscated.
"It’s difficult to say which of the two was more surprising—the X-ray image of the gun or the image of the dog’s moving skeleton," the TSA said.
"Firearms are never allowed at checkpoints and pets should not be placed through X-ray machines."
The dog was inside what looked like a duffel bag but was in fact a soft case pet carrier.
Under TSA rules, all pets must be removed from checked bags before X-ray screening and carried through metal detectors by their owners.
The man has not been named and could face a civil penalty of up to $12,000.
