A decade ago, a woman famously downed an entire bottle of Rémy Martin XO Excellence rather than surrender it to airport security. Who hasn’t found themselves furious with airport security after the loss of a prized possession? But what really happens to items you’re forced to abandon at airport security? “Transportation Security Officers at airport checkpoints do not confiscate prohibited items,” said an official TSA spokesperson via email. Even then, TSA officers aren’t allowed to take anything home.