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Nearly 16 Pounds Of Prohibited Cheese Wrapped In Animal Skins Seized At Philadelphia International Airport

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There was a bizarre find at the Philadelphia International Airport, where agents seized nearly 16 pounds of prohibited cheese wrapped in unknown animal skins. A Customs and Border Protection dog detected the items on Nov. 16.

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(Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Officials say a couple traveling from Turkey was carrying them in their luggage.

The skins and cheese are prohibited without veterinary certification due to the skins being a potential carrier of animal diseases.

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