BABOON NOSE SMUGGLING

Here's an odd story from the Low Countries. Customs Officers, alerted to a foul odor coming from a suitcase, found approximately 2,000 baboon noses.

"Bags were found inside (the suitcase) containing an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 baboon's noses," the Dutch animal health inspectorate said.

The owner of the suitcase, who has not been identified, had flown from Lagos to Amsterdam, apparently destined for the United States, but seemed to have abandoned the suitcase at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport for fear of being caught with it.

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"The baboon noses are suspected to have been destined for consumption or for use in the manufacture of traditional medicines," the inspectorate said.

Boy, there's a market for anything.