Revenue discover Chihuahua in hand luggage
Officers of Revenue's Customs Service at Dublin Airport this afternoon (23/10/2009) discovered a Chihuahua type toy dog which had been placed in a small cage and hidden in a holdall bag . The dog which had been smuggled from Bulgaria to Madrid in Spain and then on to Dublin was carried onboard the aircraft by the male passenger.
When Customs officers examined the luggage the image of a dog in a small cage appeared on the X-ray screen.
The dog has been handed over to officials from the Department of Agriculture and Food and is currently in quarantine. A file is being prepared for the DPP in relation to the offence.
[Ends 23/10/2009]