Man Traveling With Dead Bird Stopped At MIA

[Snowy Owl]

Man Traveling With Dead Bird Stopped At MIA

http://www.local10.com/news/8834352/detail.html
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MIAMI -- Customs officials are questioning a Nigerian man at Miami International Airport after they say they found that he was carrying at least one dead bird.The man arrived on an Alitalia from Milan, Italy, according to customs officials. The dead bird or birds were discovered by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine.Officials did not specify if the man had only one bird or more than one. The man is being questioned, but he has not been charged with anything.Officials said they do not believe that the dead bird or birds had anything to do with Avian flu.The bird or birds are in a quarantined area.No other passengers were affected by the incident, and the plane later departed as scheduled.Watch Local 10 News for more on this developing story

 

[Snowy Owl]

Re: Man Traveling With Dead Bird Stopped At MIA

Man Stopped For Bringing Animal Parts Into MIA

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Bird Remains Being Examined By CDC

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Man Claims The Remains Were For Religion

http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_109195348.html

(CBS4 News) NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE On the heels of a case where a Haitian woman smuggled a human head into Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale Airport, a Nigerian man was stopped Wednesday at Miami?s airport for bringing in bird remains in his luggage.

According to Customs and Border Protection agents, the man came in on an Alitalia flight from Milan, Italy shortly after 3pm. Upon passing through the customs checkpoint, a beagle alerted agents to something inside his bag. Inside, they found the remains of dead birds.

He is being held for questioning, though he did tell officials that the cargo was to be used for religious purposes.

CBP does not know what kind of birds they are. They have turned them over to quarantine and officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be conducting further tests.​

 

[hawkeye]

Re: Man Traveling With Dead Bird Stopped At MIA

I can't use the words I'd like to...but what the &$*@ is someone doing hauling a dead bird.

-hawkeye

 

[chicken little]

Re: Man Traveling With Dead Bird Stopped At MIA

Hawke eye. tut tut tut;bear in mind the last para. of WHO's "Guiding Principles for International Outbreak Alert and Response"...
"All network responses will proceed with full respect for ethical standards,human rights,national and local laws,cultural sensitivities and traditions".
This of course cannot be compatible with global disease containment,but heck;it is very POLITICALLY CORRECT. And we must be PC,mustn't we?