If you’ve ever visited an airport, you’ve certainly heard the message that you must not leave your own luggage unattended.
Baggage without an owner will be handled by the authorities.
When the security personnel at the airport in Detroit in the United States came across a piece of luggage without an owner last week, they made a gruesome discovery.
Inside the bag they found the skull of a young dolphin. The United States Border Control Agency writes in a press release Friday.
The bag had not been picked up by any owners, and when the luggage arrived in the United States, a routine screening revealed the contents of the bag.
– Abandoned infant at airport
Be taken seriously
– Upon further investigation by the border control agency and the agency “US Fish and Wildlife Service” (FWS), it was determined that the skull was from a young dolphin, says the press release
The skull was turned over to the FWS for further investigation.
– Possession of animal objects, especially of protected animal species, is illegal, says Robert Larkin, the area’s port director, in a statement.
– We take animal smuggling seriously and work closely with our federal partners at FWS to protect wildlife and their habitats, he continues.
Moaning as he opens the suitcase
Not the first time
In the USA there are strict rules and restrictions around the import of fish and other animal species.
But this is not the first time US authorities have made a similar seizure.
In December, the Border Patrol seized zebra and giraffe bones from a woman at the Washington airport, according to the report CNN.
The woman, who was traveling from Kenya, had brought the bones with her as souvenirs, authorities said at the time.
