Traveler’s baggage hid ‘biological materials’ that had to be incinerated, officials say

An “unusual” find inside a traveler’s airport bag was abandoned — and then burned, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

Authorities discovered a human umbilical cord along with a medical wristband in the traveler’s luggage on Aug. 2, after they arrived at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, the agency wrote in a news release.

The passenger, who flew in from Honduras, was pulled aside for a secondary inspection and told authorities that the items belonged to a relative.

Customs officials contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Houston, which advised that the items could be abandoned or held, according to the release.

The passenger chose to leave it behind, and the items were incinerated, officials said.

Authorities made a similarly odd discovery on June 28 when a traveler on the same recurring flight from Honduras was found with a bag containing “paperwork, a positive pregnancy test, and an unknown tissue sample” that turned out to be an umbilical cord, according to the release.

“With the vast number of daily travelers, our officers are guaranteed to encounter some unusual items,” Mark Choina, acting area port director of New Orleans, said in a statement. “However, two umbilical cords, a month apart, coming from the same country is noteworthy.”

The CDC requires travelers to get a permit for certain biological items, including body fluids, tissues and blood, before they’re brought into the U.S., according to the agency’s website.

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