Houston CBP Seizes Crocodile Skin Stitched Rug from Nigeria
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that officers assigned to George Bush Intercontinental Airport’s Air Cargo division seized a rug stitched with crocodile skin earlier this month. The shipment arrived from Lagos, Nigeria. CBP officers referred the rug to…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) for further examination, which determined the reptile stitch pattern was in fact crocodile skin. Crocodiles are an endangered species and the importation of their skins or leather is prohibited. The rug was turned over to FWS for final disposition.