Revealed: The most bizarre items confiscated from passengers at London City Airport

Tins of tuna, £40,000 in cash and a wooden meat hammer are among some of the most bizarre items confiscated from passengers at London City Airport.

From luxury dog shampoo and horse treats, to fluffy handcuffs, the airport has revealed the most common and unusual objects seized by its security team.

Among the other unusual items confiscated were Waitrose gherkins in vinegar, My Little Pony Play-Doh, a belt made from bullet casings and a bubble machine.

The £40,000 of undeclared cash was discovered by a security worker who spotted a dark mass inside someone's hand luggage on the x-ray screens, the airport said.

Souvenir snow globes, which breach UK luggage restrictions due to the water-based solution – were the most confiscated item with about 144 being picked up during security screenings in the last year.

Harrods and Fortnum and Mason jams and spreads were joint second, with hundreds of passengers trying to get edible items from the famous London department stores through security in their hand luggage – including cognac butter, cranberry sauce and marmalade.

The airport said most of the unused items are distributed to local charities and food banks.

Declan Collier, the airport’s chief executive officer, said: “Last year the airport welcomed 4.3 million passengers along with an eclectic range of restricted items.

“Snow globes continue to be a favourite souvenir, perhaps as a paper weight for the business travellers who make up more than half of our passengers.

"Unfortunately, these and other liquid items aren’t allowed on board and it’s best to pack them safely in the hold luggage.”

A YouGov survey of over 2,000 Britons found that approximately one in eight people have had an item confiscated at the airport.