The man caught when he tried to smuggled live turtle through the safety of the airport in the front of his pants

It was discovered that a man of Pennsylvania who tried to go through the safety of the airport was hiding a living turtle in his pants while trying to sneak into the plane, authorities said.

The incident took place last Friday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey when a man of Pennsylvania was going through a body scan in the security area when an alarm “in the area of ​​man’s groin” was activated, according to a statement from the transportation of transportation security on Tuesday.

“A TSA officer administered a pat in the area of ​​the body of the man where the alarm was activated and, in doing so, he determined that there was something hidden in the area of ​​man’s groin,” TSA officials said about the incident. “When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the man, a resident of East Studsburg, Pennsylvania, spread from the front of his pants and took out a lively turtle that was wrapped in a small blue towel.”

It was estimated that the turtle had approximately five inches long and was identified as a sliding red ears turtle, one of the most popular breasts in pet turtle in the United States, by man once he was caught by the safety of the airport.

“The Port Authority Police interrogated the man, took possession of the turtle and indicated that they would contact the US fishing and life service of the United States and local animal control officials,” said the TSA.

The unidentified man lost his flight and the police was escorted out of the control point.

Thomas Carter, Federal Security Director of TSA for New Jersey, said that this is the first time he has seen someone who tries to smuggle a living animal on the front in their pants while trying to go through security.

“I praise our officer who made La Palmada in a very professional way in an effort to solve the alarm,” Carter said. “We have seen travelers try to hide knives and other weapons in their person, in their shoes and in their luggage, however, I think this is the first time we met someone who was hiding a living animal in the front of their pants. The best we could see, the turtle was not harmed by the actions of man.”