How do I get confiscated items back from TSA?

Contacting the airport lost and found department directly is the quickest route to getting the item back that you've left at a security checkpoint.



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They are stored by the TSA and some state governments sell them off in online auctions to generate revenue. If you check out these auctions, you might find something similar to the item that was confiscated from you, or maybe, if the stars align, you could spot your own item.

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When you leave a confiscated item behind with the TSA, it automatically becomes government property. The guidelines airports follow for either disposing of, holding, or moving the item along to another service area are determined by the U.S. General Services Administration.

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New video surveillance footage has just been released, which shows three TSA agents allegedly acting together to steal from passengers' bags while screening them through a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport.

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Check out 2022's most confiscated items below.
  • Fentanyl candy wrappers found at LAX airport (Los Angeles International Airport)
  • Gun inside of a raw chicken at FLL airport (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
  • Handgun found inside jars of peanut butter at JFK airport (John F.


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TSA makes every effort to reunite passengers with items left behind at the airport checkpoint. Lost and found items retained by TSA for a minimum of thirty (30) days, and if not claimed, are either destroyed, turned over to a state agency for surplus property, or sold by TSA as excess property.

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Some confiscated items are put up directly for sale though, and you can find it on the websites for direct purchase. The state surplus auctions are held regularly, and if you're planning to show up for it, it's definitely best to check if you have to register beforehand.

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There are vast amounts of weapons seized in airports each year. These confiscated weapons, such as loaded firearms, unlicensed guns, and dangerous weapons, are usually destroyed, kept as prosecution's evidence, auctioned on eBay, or sold at a state surplus warehouse store.

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Airports, like the small cities they are, must deal with occasional criminal offenses, such as disorderly conduct, theft and public intoxication. And sometimes, the police take the offenders to the airport jail. That's right.

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Visit the TSA PreCheck website and click on the Check Status button. Enter your full name, date of birth and passport number or your Known Traveler Number (KTN). Review your TSA PreCheck status. You'll know your membership is active if the website displays your current status, expiration date and KTN (if applicable).

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Examples of investigations may include theft of government or personal property, fraud in. worker's compensation claims, mismanagement of government property, false statements given. in TSA's regulatory requirements, threats against government officials, mishandling of.

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