A TRAVELLER has been arrested after shedding his clothes in a desperate bid to avoid being frisked by airport staff or having to go through a "naked scanner".

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Sam Wolanyk was planning to fly to Barbados but declined to go through the full-body scanner, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

His refusal meant he was singled out for a pat-down search instead.

Mr Wolanyk allegedly decided to strip down to his underwear instead, his lawyer Jason Davis of Orange Country said.

“It was obvious that my underwear left nothing to the imagination,” Mr Wolanyk said.

"I was not willing to be molested again.

"I figured that this way everyone would be happy: I don't get scanned or groped, they can verify that I'm not a danger to anyone and the line would actually move more quickly because those pat-downs take time."

However a supervisor was called to the scene and asked Mr Wolanyk to put his clothes back on so that he could be properly patted down.

Mr Wolanyk was handcuffed and escorted from the terminal.

The incident has been confirmed by local police.

A woman was also arrested for allegedly illegally filming the x-ray and screening process with a camera.

Mr Wolanyk will appear in court on January 7 next year.

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