‘Toothpaste Vape’ Lands Illinois Airport on TSA’s 2024 Best Catches List

This is what happens when creativity meets terrible decisions at airport security.

The TSA has you covered with its 2024 list of Best Catches, a hilarious showcase of confiscated items that will make you question whether some of these people should be flying anywhere, ever.

Of course, an airport in Illinois makes the list. Midway Airport was featured at #6 with a tube of toothpaste that doubled as a traveler's vape stash.

By chance, was the flavor of that toothpaste menthol?

The list is loaded with all kinds of strange; here are TSA's Best Catches:

10, Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - Marijuana hidden in peanut butter

9. Newport News/Williamsburg Internation Airport (PHF) - A knife inside a shoe

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8. Newark Liberty International (EWR) - A gun inside a boot inside a LEGO box

7. Seattle_Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - A sharp knife inside a laptop

6. Chicago Midway (MDW) - A vape inside a tube of toothpaste

5. Portland International Airport (PDX) - A gun inside a teapot

4. Portsmouth International Airport (PSM) - Meth hidden inside crutches

3. Miami International Airport (MIA) - Live snakes in pants

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2. El Paso International Airport (ELP) - A replica IED walkie-talkie

1. William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) - A gun in a stroller

Moral of the story? Double-check your luggage before you pack for your next flight.

Before you do that, plan your next trip by picking out one of these six hotspots for the next time you need a quick getaway out of Rockford.