A surprise greeted federal customs agents at Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport when they opened a passenger’s luggage — and were confronted by a box of giraffe faeces.
This bizarre item was declared by a woman when she was picked to have her belongings inspected after she had returned to the US from Kenya on 29 September, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said.
The Iowa woman also declared her unusual reasons for keeping the exotic excrement with her: to dabble in a bit of DIY.
The desired end product? A necklace.
She also told them that she had made another necklace in the past, but that time with poo from an American animal. A moose.
Giraffe faeces can be legally bought into the US with appropriate licencing and inspections, according to Minnesota…
