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Dog Sniffs Out Something Unusual In Passenger’s Luggage – Mummified Monkeys
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out some- thing unusual in luggage from a traveller returning from Africa — mummified mon- keys.
The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehy- drated bodies of four monkeys, agents said. The
traveller said he brought the mon- keys into the U.S. for his own con- sumption, Ryan Bissette, a CPB spokesperson, said Sunday.
Raw or minimally processed meat from wild animals, sometimes referred to as “bushmeat,” is banned in the U.S. because of the threat of dis- ease.
“The potential dangers posed by bringing bush- meat into the United States are real. Bushmeat can carry germs that can cause ill-
ness, including the Ebola virus,” said Julio Caravia, local port director for Customs and Border Protection.
The incident hap- pened last month but was made public on Friday.
Bissette said Sunday that no charges were filed but all of the lug- gage was seized and the nearly 9 pounds (4 kilo- grams) of bush- meat were marked for destruction by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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