A passenger's trip through airport security lines took an unexpected turn after TSA officers noticed something unusual hidden inside a piece of computer equipment.The unidentified passenger was going through security at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona when a TSA officer spotted on the X-ray machine an unusual mass and wiring inside an Apple Mac mini desktop computer.A closer inspection revealed suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine and ketamine concealed inside the manipulated computer, the TSA said in an Oct.9 release.AIRPORT X-RAY REVEALS SHOCKING ILLEGAL STASH CONCEALED BESIDE PASSENGER'S XBOXLead TSA Officer Logan Stortz made the initial discovery while screening the passenger's carry-on bag.
At first, he suspected the unusual image might be part of an internal TSA test."Initially, I thought this might be a test run by one of the many levels of testing teams within TSA," Stortz said."When I found out it was drugs, I was very surprised."TSA officers in Phoenix located suspected illegal drugs wrapped in plastic, shown above.
The drugs were concealed inside a tampered Apple Mac mini desktop computer at a security checkpoint. (TSA PHX)TSA Officer Isaiah Martinez Jr.then searched the carry-on and consulted with Stortz about the suspicious computer."I was in shock, noticed something was awry and immediately notified a supervisor," Martinez said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe officers' concerns grew as they examined the computer more closely.A second screening revealed a mass beneath a concealed area and additional signs of tampering, according to TSA.TSA officers found suspected illegal drugs hidden inside a tampered Apple Mac mini at PHX, shown at left — which Officer Isaiah Martinez Jr., pictured at right, inspected during a carry-on search.
(TSA PHX)An explosives specialist then examined the computer and discovered plastic-wrapped material inside, including a crystallized substance and an orange pill-like item."I stop...