A titanium drinking item that goes by the name vampire straw flashed a tooth sharp enough to get its owner arrested by Massachusetts State Police on charges of carrying a dangerous weapon.
As opposed to round-ended metal straws, the vampire straw has a sharp end. The 10-inch titanium tool is sold by SzaboInc.com as a drinking straw and a weapon.
“Designed for self defense, the vampire straw is super tough and long enough to be used like a dagger; its chiseled tip is sharp enough to puncture most synthetic materials,” Szabo writes in the item’s description.
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As such, the item is not allowed in carry-on bags, as 26-year-old passenger Arman Nair of Chicago found out Sunday night at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
This is a Vampire straw. These items are not allowed in passenger carry-on bags. A passenger found that out yesterday @BostonLogan when @MassStatePolice confiscated the item and eventually arrested the 26-year-old man on a state charge. # travelfail pic.twitter.com/8TGQYP93c7</ a>
— TSA_NewEngland (@TSA_NewEngland) April 24, 2023
Mr. Nair posted bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in a Boston court on May 30.
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