Sharp weapon discovered by TSA tucked inside unusual item in passenger's carry-on bag

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) found a pocketknife concealed inside a tube of toothpaste, according to an employee story published on the agency's website.

TSA Officer Jazmine Kramer was screening the carry-on bag with an X-ray machine when she noticed what appeared to be a metal object near the toiletries and flagged the bag for a closer look.

"Usually when people have prohibited items in their bags, it's by accident," Kramer said in the write-up on the site. "It's not normally because they intentionally put something there thinking it will make it through."

He then picked up the toothpaste tube, noticed it did not feel right and spotted tape near one end, according to TSA.

A closer inspection revealed the pocketknife hidden inside.

Fox News Digital reached out to TSA for comment and further details. 

The married couple who owned the bag told officers their son had suggested concealing the knife inside the toothpaste tube in an attempt to get it through airport security, TSA said.

The couple voluntarily surrendered the pocketknife. 

Brown said the incident highlighted the importance of communication between officers when something detected on an X-ray cannot immediately be found during a hands-on bag search.

"If one officer sees something and another officer cannot locate it during the search, work together and communicate until you find it," he said.

TSA Dallas Love Field Federal Security Director Amy Williams said officers must be prepared for unexpected discoveries during screenings.

Fox News Digital previously reported on another unusual knife discovery at an airport checkpoint, this time involving a passenger at Tampa International Airport.

The passenger initially said he did not know the item was in his luggage but later told authorities he had placed it beneath the suitcase lining to save space. 

He was arrested and was not allowed to travel, TSA said.