CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage – mummified monkeys – Winnipeg Free Press

BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog has sniffed out something unusual — mummified monkeys — in the luggage of a traveler returning from Africa.

A passenger returning from a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported dried fish in the luggage, but a check at Boston Logan Airport revealed the dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys, agents said. The traveler said he brought the monkeys to the U.S. for his own consumption, CPB spokesman Ryan Bissett said Sunday.

In the US, raw or minimally processed meat from wild animals, sometimes called “bush meat,” is banned because of disease risks.

“The potential dangers of bringing bushmeat into the United States are real. Bushmeat can carry disease-causing germs, including the Ebola virus,” said Julio Caravia, the local port director for Customs and Border Protection.