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"K-9 Uncovers Illicit Mummified Monkeys in Airport Luggage"

A traveler returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Boston was found with mummified monkeys in his luggage, claiming they were dried fish for personal consumption. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the nearly 9 pounds of bushmeat, which is banned in the U.S. due to disease threats, and marked it for destruction by the CDC. No charges were filed, but the incident highlights the real dangers of bringing bushmeat into the country.