Pigs Fly: Traveler Brought A Roasted Swine From Ecuador To Atlanta In Their Suitcase

As the saying goes, “I’ve had it with this motherfuckin’ pork on this motherfuckin’ plane.”

From USA Today:

A passenger traveling from Ecuador was relieved of leftovers when an intrepid beagle found a roasted pig’s head in baggage at the world’s busiest airport.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the Agriculture Detector dog named Hardy alerted to the baggage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Oct. 11. CBP agriculture specialists then discovered a 2-pound (1-kilogram) cooked pig’s head, which was seized and destroyed.

The agency says pork and pork products from other continents are not allowed into the United States in an effort to avoid introducing foot and mouth disease, classical swine fever and other animal diseases.

CBP Area Port Director Carey Davis hailed Hardy’s work as illustrating “the tremendous expertise of our four-legged K-9 partners in protecting the United States.”

Wow, that dog really squealed on the poor guy. Homeland security went ham on this one. That luggage really hogged a lot of their time. Etc., etc. (Terrible.)

I just have to wonder why someone felt the need to smuggle a roasted pig from Ecuador when you can do that kind of thing here in the States? Then again, when you’re leaving home it’s always nice to bring the local delicacy with you…

I also can’t help but think how dumb it seems to try & bring a roast pig with you on international flights, but looking at some TSA stats (like how many people still tried to bring guns in their carry-ons last year) I’m not that surprised. Scrolling through their instagram feed & blog is a veritable menagerie of oddities that people try to sneak past them or seem wildly unaware they shouldn’t have brought in the first place.

Final thought – Ecuador – what kind of security do you have to get on flights down there that a dead pig can get through? Then again, maybe those dogs are busy sniffing for other stuff.