Officials seize 60 dead butterflies in package passing through Philadelphia

Monday, May 13, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they recovered a package with dozens of dead butterflies passing through Philadelphia.

Officials say the parcel was discovered on May 2.
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It was labeled as "pieces of silk to be used in works."

Instead, the package contained 60 dead butterflies from Portugal.
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Agents said the package was heading to an address in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

The package was turned over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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