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Updated: 9:09 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 | Posted: 9:08 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA

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Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA photo
This photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows elephant meat, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and 10. Officials also seized a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The meat was from a protected species in Thailand and was bound for Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs & Border Protection)
Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA photo
This photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows a mummified primate known as a macaque, about six inches high, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and 10. Officials also seized elephant meat and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The tiny dead macaque primate from Indonesia had been declared as a gift and was addressed to North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs & Border Protection)
Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA photo
This photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows some of hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles, among several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and 10. Officials also seized elephant meat and a dead primate. The 387 purses were in the baggage of a passenger from Nigeria. They were made from skins of African rock pythons, monitor lizards, dwarf crocodiles, cobras and puff adder snakes. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs & Border Protection)

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES —

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.

The agency says in a press release Monday that the illegal items were seized between May 6 and May 10 at an international mail facility and at Los Angeles International Airport.

The tiny dead macaque primate from Indonesia had been declared as a gift and was addressed to North Port, Fla.

The elephant meat was from a protected species in Thailand and was bound for Fresno, Calif.

The 387 purses were in the baggage of a passenger from Nigeria. They were made from skins of African rock pythons, monitor lizards, dwarf crocodiles, cobras and puff adder snakes.

Copyright The Associated Press

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