A traveler from the Ivory Coast was held up going through customs in Chicago when he reported he was carrying 32 lbs of rat meat. This is surprising on many levels though the TSA says it allows frozen meats,seafood,vegetables and other non liquid foods,meat from Africa has to be confiscated to avoid spreading African Swine Fever which could infest our swine population though there is no danger of it spreading to humans. I had trouble getting through customs in Europe because they feared the trail mix I was carrying might contain something nefarious,and never mind fruits and several other items in or out of Hawaii without being properly inspected. But rat meat? Did he not know rats (both human and rodent) are plentiful in this country? and how many rats does it take to get 32 lbs? Once the meat had been seized the man was allowed to leave with no fines.
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