DETROIT — Customs officers discovered something a little “fishy” in one traveler’s luggage at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
Upon regimen X-ray of an unaccompanied travelsuitcase, U.S. Customs and Border Protection representatives found a skull-shaped item inside, triggering evenmore evaluation by border security and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorities who identified the item was the skull of a young dolphin.
The luggage hadactually been separated from its owner throughout transit, according to a news release from CBP, and was evaluated when reentering the United States.
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“The belongings of wildlife products, specifically those of safeguarded animals is restricted,” stated Robert Larkin, location port director, in the release. “We take wildlife smuggling seriously and work carefully with our federal partners at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to secure wildlife and their environments.”
All dolphins and cetaceans are safeguarded under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and some types are noted under the Endangered Species Act, according to the Na