X-ray of a Chihuahua smuggled in luggage
When customs officers at Dublin Airport saw this image on their X-ray machine, they would have been forgiven for thinking they were going barking mad.The image - a scan of a bag being carried by a passenger arriving from Spain - clearly shows the outline of a Chihuahua dog, staff initially thought it was a stuffed toy.
But on closer inspection they discovered it was alive and had been placed in a small cage and hidden within a holdall bag which was being carried.
The pooch had been smuggled into the country by a man who had travelled from Bulgaria to Madrid and then on to Dublin.
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A spokesperson for Revenue's Customs Service at Dublin Airport said: "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."
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"A file is being prepared for the DPP in relation to the offence."
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Dublin Airport
Revenue's Customs Service
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