Rookie Beagle ‘Flash’ Helps CBP Seize Banned Goods on 1st Day of Duty

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 17 that the newest member of its Beagle Brigade had a successful first day of work, helping to identify prohibited agricultural items at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. Flash, who was trained to detect various products that could be potential threats to U.S. agriculture, alerted a CBP officer to luggage arriving from Nigeria. The CBP specialist discovered items such as infested beans, cow skin, herbs, soup mix, weeds, wood, and yams in the luggage. Flash also found fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat products on his first day of duty. All of the prohibited items could carry pests or diseases and harm the country’s agriculture or natural resources, CBP says....