AIRPORT SECURITY FOLLOWS SLIME TRAIL TO SMUGGLED SNAILS

German customs officials at Duesseldorf Airport noticed a large snail – 8 inches big (20 centimeters) on a baggage truck and thought it was an unusual place for a snail. They followed the slime trail and found a suitcase with a hole, and another snail already peeping out of it. Opening the bag, officials found six bags containing 93 giant snails, sent from Nigeria and destined for an African goods store in western Germany. The snails were handed to an animal rescue service.
* “Yeah, can you come get these little guys? No rush.”
* The snails would have escaped in a month or two.
* Yes, the cargo was escargot.
* Sorry about this story. It’s a slow news day.