A traveler tried to dodge a $100 baggage fee by hiding a dangerous item inside her carry-on bag — but it wasn't long before she was caught red-handed.The unidentified passenger was going through security at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, when a TSA officer spotted what appeared to be a knife on an X-ray machine, according to an employee story published on the agency's website.Officers searched the bag and discovered the knife had been taped in place inside the luggage, according to TSA.TSA OFFICER SEES ALARMING SHAPES ON X-RAY BEFORE STOLEN CIVIL WAR MYSTERY UNRAVELSThe passenger later admitted she tried to conceal the knife from TSA because she had an upcoming camping trip, the agency said."Her response to me was, 'I was attempting to conceal this knife from TSA,'" Supervisory TSA Officer Andrew Kasten said.Travelers are shown moving through a TSA security checkpoint at an airport.(iStock)The admission, along with the discovery of the concealed knife, prompted Kasten to call law enforcement. The Dane County Sheriff's Office and TSA Manager Annie Lu responded to the scene, TSA said.The woman told officers she did not think TSA would find the knife. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERShe said she chose not to check her luggage because she wanted to avoid a $100 baggage fee, according to the agency.She did not think TSA would find the knife. TSA Officer Callie Meis, who has worked for the agency for 22 years, first flagged the bag for additional screening after spotting the suspected knife on the X-ray."I have encountered many knives over the years, but never in this position within a bag," Kasten said.A traveler tried to bring a concealed knife through the security checkpoint at Madison, Wisconsin’s Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) — but it did not get past TSA officers.
(TSA MSN photo)Jim Kohn, who has worked for TSA for 21 years, said he's encountered knives that accidentally slipped through holes in purses, bag liner...