Transportation Security Administration officers found 23 weapons in a Virginia man’s carry-on bag at a security checkpoint Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

The man was carrying nine disposable scalpels, eight folding locking-blade knives, three martial arts throwing knives, one dagger, one switchblade, and one pair of brass knuckles in his bag, according to a press release from TSA.

“Officers unloaded a stash of 23 prohibited items from the man’s carry-on bag at one of the security checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,” the release said.

The release explained that the weapons that the man had with him would have been ok to have in a checked bag, but weapons like these are strictly prohibited in a carry-on bag.

“TSA would have had no issue had all 23 of these items been packed in a checked bag, but passengers certainly cannot carry these types of weapons into the cabin of an aircraft,” the release said.

John Busch, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport, commended the work of the airport’s security officers.

“Even in the sometimes-chaotic environment of the screening checkpoints, the TSA officers at our airport do an amazing job every day by keeping dangerous items out of the aircraft cabin,” Busch said in the release.

“It’s important to acknowledge them and the significance of their mission,” he added.