Airport K9 sniffs out mummified monkeys at Boston airport

Passenger returning from the DRC said luggage contained dried fish, but inspection revealed four dead monkeys

A US customs and border protection dog has caused a stir at Boston's often bustling airport after sniffing out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa: mummified monkeys.

The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish. But an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed four dead monkeys whose bodies were dehydrated, agents said. The traveler said he brought the monkeys into the US for his own consumption, customs and border patrol spokesperson Ryan Bissette said Sunday.

The Associated Press contributed reporting