A Thai woman has shared a viral clip of a close call at Don Mueang Airport after security officers initially mistook a large bamboo shoot in her luggage for ivory during a baggage scan.
The video, posted on TikTok by user @linarskp4, shows her explaining that she was stopped for inspection after an X-ray image of her bag appeared to resemble ivory. Officers asked her to open the suitcase for a manual check.
To their surprise, the suspicious item turned out to be a large bamboo shoot.
“The officer told me to open the bag. When I did, it was just bamboo shoots. He laughed and said it really looked like ivory,” she said in the clip.
She added that the shape and outline of the bamboo shoot, particularly its curved tip, closely resembled ivory on the scanner image, leading to the misunderstanding.
The incident quickly drew amused reactions online, with many social media users joking about the unusual mix-up and praising the officers for handling the situation professionally.