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CBP K9 identifies mummified monkey remains at Logan - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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The mummified bodies, considered prohibited bushmeat under federal law, were in a bag that belonged to a passenger who was returning to the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The police dog, Buddey, alerted the officer he works with to the luggage that was on a flight from Paris. The passenger who the luggage belonged to was asked what was inside the bag, and told the agent that dried fish were all that was inside.

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CBP K9 identifies mummified monkey remains at Logan - Boston News, Weather, Sports

U.S. Customers and Border Protection intercepted an unusual illegal import at Logan Airport Thursday: monkey remains. CBP said during a screening of baggage of a Delta flight from Paris, K9 Buddey alerted his handler to a bag, the owner of which declared “that it only held dried fish”. An X-ray appeared to confirm that, but “upon physical inspection, the officer identified the dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys.” The Center for Disease …

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