The TSA described the discovery as "shocking," even to its most tenured LAX officer, and said it was a prime example of all the things not to bring when traveling through the nation's airports.

Security at Los Angeles International Airport stopped a traveler from bringing "a surprising number of prohibited items" on a Philadelphia-bound flight, including dozens of fireworks and multiple weapons,

TSA agents at Los Angeles International Airport found a “surprising” number of fireworks and knives in a woman’s suitcase last week. Agents found 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms and one canister of pepper spray in the woman’s carry-on suitcase that she put through their X-ray on December 15,

The woman’s bag was flagged for search at LAX when a screener saw suspicious items on the X-ray machine. Inside were fireworks, knives, replica firearms and pepper spray.

On the 12th day of Christmas, the TSA took from me — 82 fireworks, three folding knives, two fake guns and a canister of pepper spray. The Transportation Security Administration discovered a ludicrous number of prohibited items in one woman’s carry-on luggage at LAX earlier month — which even stunned the agency’s veteran officers.