Photos: What TSA agents took from people at airports in 2020

Yes, even the lipstick pocket knife was taken by officials

Images courtesy of The Transportation Security Administration Southwest Region. (TSA, Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – No, you can’t bring fireworks through an airport on a trip, but you knew that didn’t you?

Even in a year where the coronavirus pandemic limited most people’s travel plans, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents were still able to seize some interesting items.

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Surely, a traveler had to have known the smoke bomb wasn’t going to make it, right? And no matter how creative your knife is, even a lipstick look-alike will not make the plane.

Images were provided by the Transportation Security Administration Southwest region.

Check out the gallery of forbidden carry-on items below:

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Lipstick knife, Tulsa Airport.

Airport and airline regulations can put a damper on any trip, be a source of confusion and confuse even the most experienced of travelers.

For a complete list of dos and don’ts to traveling in the new year, click here.

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About the Author:

Jakob Rodriguez is a digital journalist at KSAT 12. He's a graduate of Texas State University, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper, The University Star.