Boxcutter smuggling attempt in hollowed out book

But it was just a misunderstanding. Right. [Link]

The X-ray image of a box cutter inside Benjamin Baines Jr.'s backpack caught the attention of federal officers Sunday morning at Tampa International Airport.

But it was the packaging that really jolted them: a hollowed-out book that hid the razor-sharp tool. Also inside the backpack: a Koran, a Holy Bible and rap music lyrics referencing police, drugs and guns.

Baines, 21, of Clearwater told investigators he forgot the box cutter was inside the copy of Fear Itself when he packed his bag for a trip to Las Vegas, states a report by Tampa International Airport police.

But wait, it's all a big misunderstanding, it was to conceal his pot stash.

"He's not militant," said James Layne, a 28-year-old cousin. "He's not a crazy blow-yourself-up kind of guy. It's all a major misunderstanding." Baines said that he cut the compartment into the book to conceal marijuana and to keep money from being stolen by roommates.