Originally Posted by
star_world
You are unbelievable sometimes
I did
not say that they had authority to verify what kind of medicine a pill might be. I
did say that they had authority to determine that it is, in fact, medicine that you are taking through. If that involves opening the container, then that is what would happen.
There are plenty of reasons why this would be necessary, the most logical being the simple example I stated above.
They have every right under the existing rules to inspect it to ensure (to their satisfaction) that it is what you are claiming it is.
I believe the statement of yours posted just above is incorrect.
It doesn't matter what I claim the item to be as long as it is not a prohibited item.
TSA has no authority beyond determining that the item is not WEI or prohibited.