USDA sniffer beagle dog signals that a piece of luggage contains contraband at Washington Dulles International Airport March 14, 2001 in Chantilly, VA. The Beagle Brigade is a team of beagles and their human handlers are part of the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that inspect luggage at US airports searching for agricultural products. The Beagle Brigade program averages around 75,000 seizures of prohibited agricultural products a year.


USDA sniffer beagle dog signals that a piece of luggage contains contraband at Washington Dulles International Airport March 14, 2001 in Chantilly, VA. The Beagle Brigade is a team of beagles and their human handlers are part of the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that inspect luggage at US airports searching for agricultural products. The Beagle Brigade program averages around 75,000 seizures of prohibited agricultural products a year.


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Location: Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA
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