Very proud police dog finds illegal roast pig head in traveller’s baggage

(Picture: US Customs and Border Protection)

A very proud dog and CBP Agriculture Detector K-9 Hardy, a member of the ‘Beagle Brigade’, has been praised after alerting agents to the baggage of someone travelling from Ecuador.

Hardy, a six-year-old rescue Beagle, joined CBP in 2015 after completing training with the US Department of Agriculture at their National Detectors Dog Training Center in Newnan, GA.

While looking through the traveller’s baggage, the unit discovered a roasted pig head, which weighed nearly two pounds and went on to be seized and destroyed.

METRO GRAB TWITTER ATLANTA ??? U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists and a Beagle K-9 working at Atlanta???s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) intercepted a cooked pig found in checked luggage at the busiest airport in the world. ATL K9 with Roasted Pig CBP K9 "Hardy" right, admires the cooked pig he intercepted at ATL airport On Thursday, CBP Agriculture Detector K-9 ???Hardy??? a member of the ???Beagle Brigade???, alerted to the baggage of a traveler from Ecuador. During a further examination, CBP agriculture specialists discovered a roasted pig head in the traveler???s baggage. The pig weighing nearly two-pounds was seized and destroyed. ???Our best defense against destructive pests and animal diseases is to prevent the entry of prohibited agriculture products from entering the United States,??? said Carey Davis, CBP Area Port Director for the Port of Atlanta. ???This seizure at ATL illustrate the tremendous expertise of our four-legged K-9 partners in protecting the United States." Pork and pork products from other continents are prohibited from entry into the U.S. to prevent the potential introduction of foreign animal diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease, Classical Swine Fever, and Swine Vesicular Disease. When entering into the U.S. every fruit, vegetable or food products must be declared to a CBP agriculture specialist or CBP officer and must be presented for inspection ??? regardless of origin. ???Hardy???, a six-year old rescued Beagle joined CBP here at ATL in 2015 after completing training with U.S. Department of Agriculture at their National Detectors Dog Training Center in Newnan, GA. https://twitter.com/CBPSoutheast/status/1051938767374823425
(Picture: US Customs and Border Protection)

Naturally, Hardy was very pleased with himself, and posed for a picture with his discovery.

Pork products from other continents are prohibited from entry into the US to prevent potential introduction of foreign animal diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease, Classical Swine Fever and Swine Vesicular Disease.

When entering the US, every type of fruit, vegetable or food product must be declared to a CBP agriculture specialist or CBP officer and must be presented for inspection, regardless of where it came from.

METRO GRAB TWITTER ATLANTA ??? U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists and a Beagle K-9 working at Atlanta???s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) intercepted a cooked pig found in checked luggage at the busiest airport in the world. ATL K9 with Roasted Pig CBP K9 "Hardy" right, admires the cooked pig he intercepted at ATL airport On Thursday, CBP Agriculture Detector K-9 ???Hardy??? a member of the ???Beagle Brigade???, alerted to the baggage of a traveler from Ecuador. During a further examination, CBP agriculture specialists discovered a roasted pig head in the traveler???s baggage. The pig weighing nearly two-pounds was seized and destroyed. ???Our best defense against destructive pests and animal diseases is to prevent the entry of prohibited agriculture products from entering the United States,??? said Carey Davis, CBP Area Port Director for the Port of Atlanta. ???This seizure at ATL illustrate the tremendous expertise of our four-legged K-9 partners in protecting the United States." Pork and pork products from other continents are prohibited from entry into the U.S. to prevent the potential introduction of foreign animal diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease, Classical Swine Fever, and Swine Vesicular Disease. When entering into the U.S. every fruit, vegetable or food products must be declared to a CBP agriculture specialist or CBP officer and must be presented for inspection ??? regardless of origin. ???Hardy???, a six-year old rescued Beagle joined CBP here at ATL in 2015 after completing training with U.S. Department of Agriculture at their National Detectors Dog Training Center in Newnan, GA. https://twitter.com/CBPSoutheast/status/1051938767374823425
(Picture: US Customs and Border Protection)

Carey Davis, CBP Port Director for the Port of Atlanta, said: ‘Our best defense against destructive pests and animal diseases is to prevent the entry of prohibited agriculture products from entering the United State

‘This seizure at ATL illustrate the tremendous expertise of our four-legged K-9 partners in protecting the United States.’