It was 40 piranhas in a duffel bag at LAX.
That's what TSA found in a South American chef's bag last week.
Virgilio Martinez, chef-owner of Central restaurant in Peru, told the LA Times on Wednesday he wanted to serve the fish during an LA food festival.
Customs agents pulled Martinez, who was on the third season of "Chef's Table" on Netflix, into an interrogation room when they found frozen, vacuum-sealed piranhas.
After five hours, the agents let Martinez go with the fish. He used them that night on a salad. The newspaper says the following night he dried the piranha skins and served them inside the piranha heads.
Piranhas are common in South American rivers.
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