Let's hope he wasn't over the limit and he just had a big swig of listerine before going through security because he had to throw his 105 ml bottle away
I don't understand why people get so worked up about security stitching him up. If a flightcrew member gets searched and the security officer smells alcohol on his breath it's no less than his duty as a person to stop him form getting airborne. Wouldn't you stop him from flying a plane? (Maybe "go home your sick" is a better way than reporting someone...)
And why do people always assume someone has a big alcohol problem? He might just have had one pint to many in the pub with his mates the afternoon before going to work early in the morning. why someone would then show up at work with a hangover, or even worse still "intoxicated" is beyond me though.