Originally Posted by
MaverickSC
If the cards were lined up, it can easily look like dense organic material. A block of dense organic material the size of a credit card? Bag check.
Definitely have no problem with them checking an unrecognized item.
Originally Posted by
MaverickSC
Leafing through your cards was unnecessary at best, but if they see a possible crime, they can hand it over to the appropriate authorities.
I would generally prefer to answer their questions than to have to wait around for a LEO. Although if I had lots of time before a flight I might enjoy the spectacle of them calling a LEO to report that someone has a lot of cards.
I still stand by the feeling that they were overzealous in looking for a crime that was not there. Sure, if during a routine bag search they find drugs or child pornography or something blatantly illegal, then call a LEA. But don't go searching for a crime to report to law enforcement just because something is slightly unusual and you are bored(my speculation on the last part).
Like I said, it just felt like they were being nosy rather than searching for a security threat. Definitely knew better than to make a deal out of it though.