Cow Dung “Cakes” Found in Indian Passenger’s Baggage at US Airport

While examining leftover baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport, the US Customs and Border Protection agents found something unusual in one of the them –cow dung. Yes, turns out the cow dung cakes were found in a leftover baggage which belonged to a passenger from India.

Notably, cow dung cakes are prohibited in the US as they are considered to be potential carriers of the foot and mouth disease. As a result, they were destroyed, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Monday.

“That is not a typo. CBP agriculture specialists found two cow dung cakes in a suitcase that was left behind after passengers from an Air India flight cleared CBP’s inspection station on April 4,” a media release said on Monday.