After visiting the deep jungle in the upper Amazon tributaries in Ecuador in 2001 I returned to the USA with 2 spears, a blow-gun, and a container of darts, in my hand. These are all genuine items - not tourist stuff. When changing flights in Texas the flight staff told me that I couldn't carry them on the flight, so they wrapped up the spears and held them during the flight - while I walked on with a blow-gun and a bunch of darts.