Florida man allegedly hides gun inside raw chicken to foil airport security

Half-cocked plan thwarted by quick-thinking TSA agents who spied pistol-packed poultry in carry-on bag

The US Transportation Security Administration has caught an air traveler who had allegedly stashed a firearm inside a raw chicken in a bid to get the weapon through security at a Florida airport.

In a pun-laden post to its Instagram account, the TSA said the bizarre attempt had been foiled at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport when eagle-eyed agents spied the handgun wrapped in tape and placed inside the bird's cavity.