'Mountain' of confiscated goods to be displayed at Pearson Airport

TORONTO - Pearson International Airport is bracing for another hectic holiday season and thousands of travellers.

Many of them will inadvertently try to bring aboard banned items, so the airport is putting a "mountain" of seized items on display Tuesday to raise awareness.

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority says upwards of 600,000 banned items are seized per week at the country's largest airport.

Those items include gels, aerosols and liquids and other materials that are now banned under new airport security regulations.

Tuesday's show-and-tell is aimed at reminding travellers that banned items can cause lengthy delays at the airport during the busy holiday season.

In June, airport officials displayed a wide range of confiscated goods, including a bag full of elephant manure and a skinned monkey.

© The Canadian Press, 2007