Agriculture specialists with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized “significant, prohibited commodities,” including a monkey carcass, more than 100 pounds of meat, and prohibited leaves and seeds at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the agency exclusively told The Epoch Times on Tuesday.
CBP said these recent encounters, which occurred on April 11 and involved one traveler from Liberia and a separate traveler from Cameroon, highlighted the agency’s effort to not only prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country but also illegal contraband.
“CBP’s agriculture specialists mitigate the threat of non-native plants and pests, plant and animal diseases, and other potentially contaminants entering the United States,” Michael Pfeiffer, the acting director of field operations for the Chicago field office, said….