Customs officials at Dublin Airport yesterday discovered a small dog hidden in hand luggage of a passenger who had arrived from Bulgaria.
The tiny dog had been placed in a small cage and hidden in a holdall bag.
The dog had been smuggled by a man from Bulgaria to Madrid in Spain and then on to Dublin.
When Customs officers examined the luggage the image of a dog in a small cage appeared on the X-ray screen.
The dog has been handed over to officials from the Department of Agriculture and is now in quarantine.
A file is being prepared for the DPP in relation to the offence.
