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90 giant African land snails found in passenger's bag at Detroit airport

Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia

A total of 90 giant African land snails have been seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's in Detroit from a passenger arriving from Ghan...

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  1. CBS News

    90 giant African land snails intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport after agents notice strange smell (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Ninety live giant African land snails were discovered at Detroit Metro Airport after a traveler arriving from Ghana was recommended for a secondary examination for declaring that their luggage contained fresh food items.

  2. Fox2 Detroit

    90 invasive snails found in passenger's bag at Detroit Metro Airport (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    An odd odor from a traveler's bag at Detroit Metro Airport led Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) agents to 90 giant African land snails, which are invasive.

  3. ABC 12 Flint

    U.S. Customs agents seize 90 invasive snails at Detroit airport (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found 90 potentially harmful giant African land snails in the luggage from a passenger traveling from Ghana to Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

  4. CNN

    90 giant African snails ‘intercepted’ at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Ninety giant African snails were confiscated by US Customs and Border Protection at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport late last month, the agency said in a news release Tuesday.

  5. 6ABC Philadelphia

    90 giant African land snails found in passenger's bag at Detroit airport (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    A total of 90 giant African land snails have been seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's in Detroit from a passenger arriving from Ghan...

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