Snails seized from a Nigerian passenger in Glasgow UK

I feel the pains of this man as I can just imagine my foodstuff being seized at the airport. His dreams of having fresh peppered snails as dinner was shattered as a Nigerian traveller to the UK was left disappointed when UK border control confiscated the snails he tried to bring into the country. A group of 36 giant African land snails was seized from the Nigerian man’s luggage by Border Force officers at Glasgow Airport few days ago. The passenger flew into Scotland from Amsterdam with the creatures, which were still alive and measure around 15cm-long on average.
But officers swiftly took them away because live animals require an import licence, which the man did not have.

They were passed on to a rescue organisation (really! to rescue the snails or what) and the passenger was warned about the restrictions on bringing the creatures into the UK. Murdo MacMillan, of the Border Force in Scotland, said: "The vigilance of our officers at Glasgow Airport has stopped these snails from entering Scotland, and possibly posing a risk to our native plants and wildlife.
"I would warn travellers not to attempt to bring live animals into the UK without a permit, or to bring in any products of animal origin which may contain pests or diseases." Y'all heard, snails need a permit to come into the UK.