I've been told that whopper since TWA Flight 800 went down in 1996 off Long Island.
If they did, then why screen at customs ON ARRIVAL?
A guy from Ghana passes through customs at Dulles, has his suitcase opened, and they find the following:
The suitcase contained two elephant tails, bloody sheets, five chicken feathers, chicken blood, a dried hedgehog, two dried chameleons, grass, seed pods, tree bark chips and a jug filled with soil, herbs and blood, authorities said.
The story is here.
Have a nice flight.