Man smuggles chihuahua through airport scanner

Airport security staff who passed a handbag through an x ray scanner discovered a live chihuahua hidden inside.

24 Oct 2009

Customs officers at Dublin Airport at first believed the dog was a stuffed toy when the outline appeared on the monitor, but discovered it was a live animal when they opened up the bag for closer inspection.

The tiny dog, hidden in a cage within the luggage, arrived in the airport on a flight from Madrid with a Bulgarian man.

It was found smuggled in his hand luggage when it was scanned through an x-ray machine and the image of the animal flashed up on screen.

The dog has now been handed over to officials from the Department of Agriculture and Food and is currently in quarantine.

A Revenue spokesman said officers had “discovered a Chihuahua-type toy dog which had been placed in a small cage and hidden in a holdall bag."

He added: "When Customs officers examined the luggage the image of a dog in a small cage appeared on the X-ray screen.

"The dog appears to be in good health although a little dopey from the journey."

The Bulgarian man was arrested at Dublin Airport.

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