![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/customs-seize-77-seahorses-five-snakes-and-snail-cream-from-man-at-u-s-airport/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_iad_critters1_thumb_080423.jpg&description=The male passenger was passing through Washington Dulles International Airport from Vietnam when he was subjected to a bag check before custom agents discovered the bizarre contraband Customs agents seized 77 seahorses, five snakes and snail ointment from man travelling through a U.S. airport. The male passenger was passing through Washington Dulles International Airport from Vietnam when he was subjected to a secondary bag check when suspicions of its contents were raised by customs agents. The check, carried out on August 1, revealed the passenger was carrying a particularly bizarre contraband. Items included 77 dried seahorses, dead snakes, and an ointment derived from snails - along with illegal pork products. The man was travelling to a final destination of Fairfax, Virginia. The import of all items discovered required necessary permits or documentation - of which the man did not have. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Additionally, uncertified pork products from Vietnam are prohibited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture due to the potential introduction of the dangerous African swine fever and swine vesicular disease. A second traveler from Vietnam, who arrived on August 4 and was destined to San Francisco and was found to be carrying four prohibited pork products and 50 small boxes of a commercial herbal liquid medicine that listed its ingredients as snake oil. Customs Border Protection's agriculture specialists seized all prohibited products and turned them over to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inspectors. The USFWS investigation continues. Christine Waugh, CBP's Acting Area Port Director for the Area Port of Washington, D.C said: "Though we may consider some animal-based products to be unusual, people in other parts of the world may consider them to be normal. However, travellers visiting the United States should understand that Customs and Border Protection is committed to protecting our nation's){kind=link}
The male passenger was passing through Washington Dulles International Airport from Vietnam when he was subjected to a bag check before custom agents discovered the bizarre contraband
Customs agents seized 77 seahorses, five snakes and snail ointment from man travelling through a U.S. airport.
The male passenger was passing through Washington Dulles International Airport from Vietnam when he was subjected to a secondary bag check when suspicions of its contents were raised by customs agents. The check, carried out on August 1, revealed the passenger was carrying a particularly bizarre contraband.
Items included 77 dried seahorses, dead snakes, and an ointment derived from snails – along with illegal pork products. The man was travelling to a final destination of Fairfax, Virginia. The import of all items discovered required necessary permits or documentation – of which the man did not have.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US