Secrets I Never Knew About Airports Until I Worked At LAX • Discoverology

Secrets I Never Knew About Airports Until I Worked At LAX

When LAX offered me the opportunity to work with its TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) teams, I couldn’t say no. From dead bodies in the security line to a cobra in a Pringles can, you wouldn’t believe the crazy things that happen at America’s busiest airport of origin.

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