Folding knife found hidden in prosthetic leg at Honolulu airport
An off-duty officer flagged suspicious behavior before the screening area, prompting TSA to find a concealed folding knife inside a passenger’s prosthetic leg at HNL.
A passenger was stopped from entering a security checkpoint at Honolulu’s airport after Transportation Security Administration officers discovered a folding knife hidden inside a prosthetic leg, authorities said. The incident occurred at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, also known by its airport code HNL, after an off-duty law enforcement officer noticed suspicious behavior before the traveler reached the screening area.