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Atlanta – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport discovered prohibited pork products that were repackaged to look like fruit chips.

CBP agriculture canine "Dusty" alerted on a passenger’s baggage that arrived from Korea. The passenger only declared fish and chips. During the exam, the CBP agriculture specialist discovered a dozen bags of "jack fruit chips" that appeared to be factory sealed. A closer exam revealed that seven bags contained fresh shredded pork and the other five contained pumpkin seeds. None of them contained "jack fruit chips" as indicated on the labels. The products were seized and destroyed.

Currently pork and pork products originating from Vietnam are prohibited from entering the U.S. Such products could transmit to healthy American livestock the following highly contagious, viral diseases known to occur in that country: Foot-and-Mouth, Classic Swine Fever and Swine Vesicular Disease.

CBP Agriculture canines can detect fruits, vegetables, meats or other prohibited items that may carry animal, pests, or plant diseases entering the United States, intentionally or by accident, which can cause serious damage to America's crops, livestock, pets, environment and economy.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of the nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.