TSA Finds 5 Stolen Civil War-Era Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage

If you’ve ever wondered whether one could—theoretically, of course— transport five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs by wrapping them in paper towels and stuffing them into checked luggage before boarding a flight, the answer is no. Whether you can bring them as a carry-on remains untested. But thanks to the folks at th

TSA officers got quite the surprise at Alabama’s Gulf Shores International Airport (JKA) when they discovered a passenger trying to carry “a stolen historic relic” in their checked luggage — Civil War-era cannonballs wrapped in paper towels.

Law enforcement officials say a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs was discovered in a passenger’s suitcase during a routine security screening at an Alabama airport

Law enforcement officials say a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs was discovered in a passenger's suitcase during a routine security screening at Alabama's Gulf Shores International Airport.

A TSA agent discovered a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase during a routine security screening at an Alabama airport earlier this month, law enforcement officials said.

TSA Finds Stolen Civil War-Era Cannonballs In Passenger's Suitcase  HuffPost

TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport  Toronto Star

Law enforcement officials say a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs was discovered in a passenger’s suitcase during a routine security screening at an Alabama airport

TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport  AP News

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents discovered stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in checked luggage at an Alabama airport on July 18, according to a TSA announcement. Lead TSA Officer Justin Dupree surveyed the historical artifacts on his X-ray screen after Gulf Shores International Airport security tech

A Mississippi man found dozens of Civil War-era relics, including 200 cannonballs, buried on his property. Harold Knight said he first stumbled onto the historical treasure trove while preparing a plot of land he owned along US Route 45 in Booneville, Mississippi for commercial development. “I found one cannonball layi

TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage  CNN