Well, they are dangerously cheesy! Woman’s carry-on bag is flagged by TSA agents at LAX who discover she has 20 bags of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos stuffed inside
- A video shared on Twitter by Emily Mei shows her waiting in LAX’s TSA as an agent sifts through her bag
- The agent can be seen pulling the spicy crisps from Mei’s Louis Vuitton Keepall duffel bag and piling them on the counter, wiping them for explosives
- Mei explained that she had bundle of chips because they aren’t common in Korea and her friends wanted them
Talk about a spicy flight risk!
A video shared on Twitter by Emily Mei shows her waiting in LAX’s TSA as an agent sifts through her bag to retrieve the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos she had stashed inside.
The brief clip was initially posted on October 4 and has since garnered more than 1.7million views, with more than 87,000 likes and 15,700 retweets.
‘Will never forget the day TSA stopped me cuz they thought I was hiding s**t inside my bag cuz all I had was like 20 bags of Hot Cheetos.’
While it is unknown whether she was given the chips back, Mei did share that she had the large quantity because they aren’t common in Korea.
A video shared on Twitter by Emily Mei shows her waiting in LAX’s TSA as an agent sifts through her bag to retrieve the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos she had stashed inside.
The employee can be seen pulling the spicy crisps from Mei’s Louis Vuitton Keepall duffel bag and piling them on the counter.
The agents can be seen wiping the bags in an effort to test to see if their is any explosive material on them.
The agents can be seen wiping the bags in an effort to test to see if their is any explosive material on them
While it is unknown whether she was given the chips back, Mei did share that she had the large quantity because they aren’t common in Korea
‘For everyone who’s asking why I had so many bags of Hot Cheetos, apparently it’s hard to get in korea so my friends always ask me to bring it for them LOL,’ Mei shared in a follow up tweet.
TSA’s website does say that food is welcome in both checked bags and in carry-on bags (stock)
TSA’s website does say that food is welcome in both checked bags and in carry-on bags.
However, food held in carry-on bags need to be uncluttered in the bags.
‘TSA officers may instruct travelers to separate items from carry-on bags such as foods, powders, and any materials that can clutter bags and obstruct clear images on the X-ray machine,’ the agency stated.
‘Travelers are encouraged to organize their carry-on bags and keep them uncluttered to ease the screening process and keep the lines moving.’