Overview
- Customs in Hannover found a skull in a Namibia returnee’s luggage on January 25 that was first described as a monkey’s but identified as a leopard’s without the required CITES permit.
- The leopard case was referred to the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, while numerous undocumented meat items from the same luggage were confiscated and destroyed.
- A springbok hide in the Hannover traveler’s baggage passed inspection, and his excess cigarettes were processed with taxes after being properly declared.
- At Düsseldorf Airport, officers stopped a traveler arriving from Kayseri after detecting a strong odor and discovered a wild boar skull with hair and flesh that was disposed of on site due to animal‑health risks.
- The Düsseldorf traveler received a warning over the skull but paid a penalty for carrying 800 cigarettes, and officials reiterated that protected-species parts require permits and perishables without documentation are destroyed.