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 Monkey Meat Is Confiscated at Dulles

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By Jonathan Mummolo 
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Originally published at 5:00 p.m., December 8, 2008 Washington Post
Updated at 9:35 p.m., December 8, 2008


Customs officials searching the bags of an African man who flew into 
Dulles International Airport on Friday discovered three charred monkeys 
in his luggage, as well as deer meat and dried beef, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection officials said yesterday.

The man was traveling from Bangui in Central African Republic, a small 
country north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He admitted he 
was carrying the meat, a common food in parts of Africa, after a trained 
dog alerted authorities to the man's bag, customs spokesman Steve Sapp said.

The monkey carcasses, inadmissible under U.S. law, were confiscated and 
are being inspected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 
monkeys can easily introduce infectious diseases to humans, Sapp said. 
The other meat was destroyed, and the man was allowed to enter the 
country without penalty, Sapp said.

Foreigners visiting the United States sometimes try to bring with them 
exotic foods that are part of their native cuisines, especially around 
the holidays. But this was "a first for many of us," Sapp said.



Primates are a common food source in the Central African region, said 
Heather E. Eves, director of the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force, a nonprofit 
that researches the trade in African "bushmeat," the flesh of wild 
animals. Eves said that the monkeys' charred appearance comes from the 
animals' being smoked and that the meat is typically used to make stew.

Primates are also known to carry diseases such as monkeypox, HIV/AIDS 
and Ebola, she said.

The traveler was not identified because he was not arrested, Sapp said. 
Foreigners who attempt to conceal agricultural products from customs 
officials can face fines, usually about $300, Sapp said.

"If they're not trying to hide anything from us, they're not being 
combative . . . we let them go on their way," Sapp said.

/Staff researcher Meg Smith contributed to this report./