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Chicago Airport Seizes Pest-Infested Beans and Primate Meat

1/2/2026

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at Chicago O'Hare International Airport seized prohibited items from a passenger's suitcase who arrived from Congo.
The luggage contained 11 pounds of pest-infested beans, 17 pounds of unknown plants, and 4 pounds of non-human primate meat.
CBP shared images of several mummified small primates found in the luggage.
CBP confiscated and destroyed the items, rejecting the passenger's belief that the food was permissible.

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Story summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at Chicago O'Hare International Airport seized prohibited items from a passenger's suitcase who arrived from Congo.
The luggage contained 11 pounds of pest-infested beans, 17 pounds of unknown plants, and 4 pounds of non-human primate meat.
CBP shared images of several mummified small primates found in the luggage.
CBP confiscated and destroyed the items, rejecting the passenger's belief that the food was permissible.