I recently flew to Mexico and on entering security at departure airport FAT was told my bags and clothes tested positive. I was asked to step aside and asked could they go through my handbag. I said yes and they pulled everything in the bag out, which contained only a wallet, Ipod, camera, pen, and car keys and said it all tested positive. I was then escorted into a room and had the strip search after which I was told to wait. I watched them and they ran some kind of rag over everything started up the camera and ran it over the lens, ditto the glass of the Ipod, pen etc. When I asked what it tested positive for I was told the next officer would talk to me. I got redressed, he came in asked where I was going and why, handed me back my bag and said everything was ok. I again asked what it tested positive for and he turned and walked out the door.

So what would make a handbag and clothes test positive? I am just on the sunny side of 70, not into drugs and have used this same small handbag for plane travel for years.