It began with a regular security check at Tampa International Airport in Florida, but turned into a horror scene of a movie after the US customs and border protection (CBP) officers opened a luggage and found human remains, including a ghastly skull.
The passenger initially declared 10 cigars on arrival, but officers realised the luggage was storing something far more unusual. Inside the bag, they found a skull and several bones wrapped in an aluminium foil, according to Carlos Martel, CBP's director of field operations in the region.
Sharing images in a post on X, Martel wrote, "The traveller claimed the items were for rituals, but due to serious health risks, the items were seized and destroyed." One photo showed a skull nestled among foil packets, while another displayed fragments of bone.
Adding a grim pun to his post, Martel quipped, "At CBP, we never know what baggage may hold, but smugglers should know we'll always have a bone to pick."
In addition to the skeletal remains, officers also discovered prohibited plants and undeclared cigars.
The passenger initially declared 10 cigars on arrival, but officers realised the luggage was storing something far more unusual. Inside the bag, they found a skull and several bones wrapped in an aluminium foil, according to Carlos Martel, CBP's director of field operations in the region.
🚬 FROM CIGARS TO BONES?! 💀
— Director of Field Operations Carlos C. Martel (@DFOFlorida) September 18, 2025
What started as a passenger declaring just 10 cigars at @FlyTPA turned bizarre. CBP Agriculture Specialists uncovered prohibited plants, undeclared cigars, and a foil-wrapped duffel bag containing what looked like human remains, including part of a… pic.twitter.com/yxFKtU5EQP
Sharing images in a post on X, Martel wrote, "The traveller claimed the items were for rituals, but due to serious health risks, the items were seized and destroyed." One photo showed a skull nestled among foil packets, while another displayed fragments of bone.
Adding a grim pun to his post, Martel quipped, "At CBP, we never know what baggage may hold, but smugglers should know we'll always have a bone to pick."
In addition to the skeletal remains, officers also discovered prohibited plants and undeclared cigars.
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