A dog was found inside a man’s luggage at Dublin airport. Custom officers were surprised to see a live dog in the bag of the passenger.

When the bag passed through the scanner, the staff thought that it was just a stuffed toy. When they opened the luggage for inspection, they found a tiny Chihuahua inside that was hidden in a cage.

The owner of the luggage was a Bulgarian man who arrived in the airport from a flight from Madrid, Spain.

The dog was handed over to the Department of Agriculture and in quaratine. According to the airport spokesman, the dog seems to be in good health.

The Bulgarian man was arrested.

(photo credits: news.com.au)

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