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Dulles CBP Intercepts Dead Birds in Passenger Baggage from China
US Customs and Border Protection ^ | February 10, 2020 | null

Posted on 02/10/2020 7:08:48 PM PST by HK_Kai_Chung

STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists recently seized a package of tiny dead birds in a passenger’s baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The traveler arrived on a flight from Beijing, China January 27 and was destined to an address in Prince George’s County, Maryland. During a baggage examination, CBP agriculture specialists discovered a package with pictures of a cat and dog that the passenger said was cat food. The package contained a bunch of unknown small birds, about 2.5 to 3.5 inches in length.

The birds from China are prohibited for import due to the potential threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The avian products were seized on behalf of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and destroyed by incineration, with USDA approval.

“These dead birds are prohibited from importation to the United States as unprocessed birds pose a potentially significant disease threat to our nation’s poultry industries and more alarmingly to our citizens as potential vectors of avian influenza,” said Casey Durst, Director of Field Operations for CBP’s Baltimore Field Office. “Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists continue to exercise extraordinary vigilance every day in their fight to protect our nation’s agricultural and economic prosperity from invasive pests and animal diseases.”

“Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists protect our nation’s agricultural industries from a variety of potential threats every day, including from highly pathogenic animal diseases that threaten our nation’s economy,” said Casey Durst, Director of Field Operations for CBP’s Baltimore Field Office. “CBP agriculture specialists continue to exercise extraordinary vigilance in their fight to protect our nation’s agriculture and economic prosperity from invasive pests and animal diseases.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regulate the importation of animals and animal products into the United States. Consignees and importers should consult their websites to ensure they comply with licensing, certification, and importation requirements.

CBP agriculture specialists perform a critical border security role in safeguarding America’s agricultural and natural resources from harmful pests and plant diseases. They have extensive training and experience in the biological sciences and agricultural inspection, inspect tens of thousands of international air passengers, and air and sea cargoes nationally being imported to the United States.

During a typical day last year, CBP agriculture specialists across the nation seized 4,695 prohibited plant, meat, animal byproduct, and soil, and intercepted 314 insect pests at U.S. ports of entry.


TOPICS: Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: ccp; chicks; china; iad; petfood
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To: BobL

BobL wrote:

“Lovely, but why are people from China STILL allowed to come to Texas?”

Washington Dulles airport.

Not Dallas.


21 posted on 02/10/2020 7:56:48 PM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

We need a GIF of Peter Boyle saying “Holy Crap”.


22 posted on 02/10/2020 7:57:06 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: WildHighlander57

“Washington Dulles airport...Not Dallas.”’

Still too close.


23 posted on 02/10/2020 8:05:06 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung; Black Agnes

Or.... maybe inoculated with weaponized coronavirus? Crude is the way these chi-coms roll. See: Kim Jong’s dead brother killed in a airport by two party girls with smeared nerve agent on their rubber gloves.


24 posted on 02/10/2020 8:10:03 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

Well, my mouth is watering...and not in a good way!


25 posted on 02/10/2020 8:34:29 PM PST by DocRock (And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
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To: dsc

Yes, few months ago I went to an Asian store and purchase Japanese noodle (did not check box at store). When I got home and was preparing a meal I glanced at the box and in small letters it said “MADE IN CHINA”. I thought hell no, I’m not eating these noodles, so into the trash it went.


26 posted on 02/10/2020 8:42:32 PM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: BobL
why are people from China STILL allowed to come to Texas?

China Grove

27 posted on 02/10/2020 8:44:13 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: Patriot Babe

Good call.


28 posted on 02/10/2020 8:50:18 PM PST by dsc (As for the foundations of the Catholic faith, this pontificate is an outrage to reason.)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

What could possibly go wrong?...


29 posted on 02/10/2020 8:51:02 PM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Bon mots

I don’t get chills easily....but.....yikes!


30 posted on 02/10/2020 8:52:15 PM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

bioweapon material


31 posted on 02/10/2020 8:54:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: WildHighlander57

OMG I can’t believe what these people eat in other countries!!! YUCK!!!!


32 posted on 02/10/2020 8:58:04 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

They look like fetuses, maybe of chickens.

Why would anyone feed that to a pet?


33 posted on 02/10/2020 9:05:57 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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To: exDemMom
The package claims they are common quail (鵪鶉).
34 posted on 02/10/2020 9:16:10 PM PST by HK_Kai_Chung
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

Thank you. My ability to read Chinese is *extremely* limited.


35 posted on 02/10/2020 9:24:03 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
They seized the birds but what about the person trying to smuggle them?

The fact that CBP incinerated the birds on behalf of the USDA WITHOUT any testing is also puzzling.

36 posted on 02/10/2020 9:41:58 PM PST by Roccus (Prima di ogni altra cosa, siate armati!)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

“Some Chinese brands like to use Japanese on their product packaging since people there tend to trust Japanese brands more than domestic brands.”

China does a lot of false packaging for their domestic market. Everything from baby formula to noodles to cars because the Chinese will pay more for what they think is a better product.

One video I saw showed a dealership re-badging a Chinese car with Ford nameplates and logo, including all interior badges.
Since Chinese cars are blatant rip offs of imported models no one can tell the difference unless they look at the fine details.
Most Chinese cars are junk long before they hit 100,000 miles. Most need major repairs by 25,000 miles...or sooner.
They even showed one car with Mack badging!


37 posted on 02/10/2020 9:55:20 PM PST by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung
I got a thorough luggage inspection in Dulles because I was bringing in a... sausage. I had never noticed that on the form before (nor had I ever brought in a sausage before.) Immediately special attentions went into effect.

An agent immediately came to escort me down to baggage claim to find my suitcase. He took me to a special room with plenty of seats and others waiting. When I was called I took my suitcase to humongous machines, where I removed the offending product before my luggage went through a giant scanner.

As I left I couldn’t help seeing a woman from Africa going through her open suitcase removing piles of disgusting bush meat.

38 posted on 02/10/2020 10:04:23 PM PST by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: Roccus

They probably figured it was safest to just incinerate the birds immediately...


39 posted on 02/10/2020 11:17:34 PM PST by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

If those are “quail”, they must get harvested really young in China...


40 posted on 02/10/2020 11:20:25 PM PST by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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