Customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport made an unusual – and potentially dangerous – discovery in a passenger’s luggage.
Customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport made an unusual – and potentially dangerous – discovery in a passenger’s luggage: Six giant African snails. The snails, which were alive, were found in the suitcase of a traveler who arrived in Detroit from the west African country of Ghana, according to a Friday news release from US Customs and Border Protection.
“The discovery of this highly invasive pest truly benefits the health and well-being of the American people.” Native to east Africa, the snails can grow up to 8-inches long. Giant African snails can carry a parasite called rat lungworm that leads to meningitis in humans.
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