A sniffer beagle of the Livestock Development Department detected smoked bats being smuggled into Thailand from China in a passenger's bag at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Somchuan Ratanamangkalanon, director-general of the department, said an "Inspector Beagle" from its Quarantine and Inspection Canine Unit working at the airport detected the smoked bat and other cured meat in luggage on a flight from Kunming. He did not say when.
