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CBP Intercepts Giant Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
March 18, 2023
ROMULUS, Michigan, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted six Giant African Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

The live snails were discovered in the suitcase of a traveler who arrived in the U.S. from Ghana.

While intended for direct consumption, the snails pose significant health risks to humans . . .

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