Man Caught Smuggling Chupacabra at Austin, Texas Airport
By Editor | October 1, 2007
Austin, TX - An unidentified man was caught trying to smuggle a chupacabra into Austin, Texas by hiding the beast in his carry-on luggage.
To many people, the chupacabra (”goat sucker” in Spanish) is a mythical creature said to inhabit parts of Mexico and the southwestern United States. But to law enforcement personnel at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) in Austin, Texas, the chupacabra is something much more real … and dangerous.
This story began on Saturday morning in the baggage claim area of Austin’s airport. James Garcia, a TSA security screener, noticed a man who appeared nervous and agitated about something.
“He kept looking at me and another TSA employee,” said Garcia. “As if he was worried we were watching him or something. That’s when I first heard the noises coming from his suitcase.”
Garcia and his partner heard what they described as a muffled growling coming from the man’s suitcase, which he had just pulled off of the baggage carousel. When Garcia approached the man to investigate the suitcase, the man bolted, leading Garcia’s partner on a ten-minute foot chase through the airport parking lot.
Garcia approached the suitcase and noticed the fabric bulging and moving slightly. Fearing the worst, he radioed for his supervisor and secured the area to keep civilians away from potential harm.
“At first I thought it was a dog or something,” said Garcia. “But that growling sound wasn’t like any dog I’ve ever seen. Just ungodly … that’s the only way I can describe it. Like some hellish creature.”
When his supervisor arrived, the two men removed the growling and wriggling suitcase to a TSA quarantine area, where they used a robotic device to open the suitcase from a safe distance. That’s when the chupacabra emerged, all teeth and claws and fury.
Image: Angry chupacabra emerges from suitcase in TSA quarantine at ABIA
“I couldn’t believe my eyes at first,” said Garcia. “In my mind, I went through a list of possibilities … wombat, badger, mutated chihuahua … but this was something else entirely. This was the chupacabra. I grew up in Mexico and heard stories about this creature. I always thought it was like the Loch Ness Monster or something — all myth and no reality. But this was real.”
The chupacabra lurched from the suitcase and began scrambling around the quarantine area, as if looking for a place to hide. A rookie TSA agent on the scene got frightened and fired 12 rounds at the beast from his service weapon. Five of those rounds found their target, and the chupacabra died within the hour.
The man smuggling the chupacabra had arrived in Austin on a flight from Mexico. He fled on foot and has not been found to date.
As for the creature itself, Garcia said he felt no pity:
“I don’t know if the young agent was justified in shooting the chupacabra or not … it’s not my job to decide. All I know is that the beast had a murderous look in its eye, right up until it took its last breath. Just pure hatred and evil.”
The chupacabra carcass has been transferred to biological researchers at the University of Texas in Austin.
Sound Off, Austin
If you have any information about this chupacabra smuggling operation, or if you’ve spotted a chupacabra somewhere in the Austin area, please let us know via the “Comments” box below. We will pass the information along to authorities. Please note: If you come across a chupacabra in Texas (or anywhere else for that matter), please do not attempt to handle the chupacabra.
Topics: Austin News |
October 16th, 2007 at 11:13 am
kuul
December 3rd, 2007 at 9:26 am
that junk is al over puerto rico killing people that is not good well is verry ugly im puerto rican and my aunt got kill by one of those.
December 4th, 2007 at 5:07 am
Your aunt should not tempt the ‘Cabra!!!
December 12th, 2007 at 10:20 am
wow that thing is UGLY its like a mutated dog
December 15th, 2007 at 2:12 am
This Is Like The One Ive Seen At Night In Mexico! These Creatures Are Extremely Dangerous And No One Should Ever Try To Capture Or Feed These Very Deadly Creature’s!!!!!!!
WARNING: Trying To Capture Or Feed These Creature’s May Result In A Chupacabra Attack Which Would Result In Death Or Very Serious Injuries!!!
December 31st, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I think my friend Nicole on biggest loser saw one of those on the ranch. PS my friend nicole chipped her tooth diving in to 3ft. water.
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
one of my friends said he saw one
January 7th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
my dad died from one of those
January 9th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
My dad is the chupacabra in this suitcase. In fact, after this unfortunate mixup, he was quickly released and allowed back into our home. Mom was so pissed! The airport provided a complimentary goat, and apoligized for inconveniencing his schedule (you know meetings and such.) Dad, you crazy guy you!
January 19th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
wee i like chupacabras thier fun to play with wen they bite u they keep seiing me and like my blood
January 25th, 2008 at 8:44 am
you people are crazy, that is the fakest picture i have ever seen. that “chupacabra” is the same one pictured on ever site. and it is always posing the same way.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
THAT IS SO FAKE. AT LEAST THE GUY COULD’VE TAKEN A VIDEO TO SEE IF IT MOVED. THAT LOOKS TO MUCH LIKE A TOY
February 8th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I agree, it is clearly fake. It looks very much like a toy. And besides . . . How would they have gotten the picture, in the first place? Five shots - At least one would have to be shown! And even if ‘they’ got one before it was killed . . . I bet they didn’t have cameras.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:37 am
Ok i went to mexico 2 years ago on vacation and my gram took me hiking, and i thought i saw something to take a pic. of but it scrambled away (we were on a wildlife hike.) so a few min. later it came back and like kinda crawled-ran by us—–holy freaking crap is this thing freaking scary.i had nightmares about that thing eating my head off every night after that. now i return to mexico again on vacation and i hope i dont see 1 again!
February 14th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
OMG. Reading this article is giving flashbacks to that night in Puerto Rico…. I can recall it so clearly: the horror, the howling, the shear speed and the loss of my beloved goat “Billy”.
People, the fact that this comes from Texas only affirms my concerns that Texas does indeed have a serious Wild Menacing Demons (WMDs) problem. Sure TSA saved us here and this time, but what about next time? What about next time??? We may not be so lucky. No sir. The Mexican-US border is a major risk too. They are all over Mexico. Perhaps… we could build a giant fence to shield the boarder and protect us. Thank God Texans are armed.
February 20th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
this is soooo fake i thought this was gonna be a story about a new scary toy there selling when i saw the pisture. mann!!!!
February 21st, 2008 at 3:44 pm
chupacabras are amazing you don’t even know!!
February 27th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
It’s obviously fake, due to the fact that there’s a sticker that says “Contraband” on the inside of the case *rolls eyes*.
Either that, or they killed the ‘cabra and then decided to recreate the scene.
Anyhow, I don’t doubt that they’re real, I just doubt that this picture is real.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
hey… i dated one of these hotties once. it was the best night of my life. FRISKY !!!
March 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am
that is awesome but i am doing a project for skool and i need numbers if u hav any pleazzzzz put them on like how many sightings and wat persent of sheeps are killed bi it pleazzz
March 17th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Here is some help for your school project: Skool is actually spelled school. Wat is actually spelled what. Persent is actually spelled percent. And sheep is the plural for sheep. Hope that helps!
March 17th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I have seen a chupacabra in Texas but I am not saying where I saw it. I believe the government is keeping a list of people who have seen the chupacabra in Texas (or elsewhere) and are going to round these people up and take them off to secret prisons. I believe the Texas chupacabra is some sort of government experiment gone horribly wrong.
March 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Dudes I woke up one night in texas to find one sucking the life out of my sphinx cat in the coral just one minute before my horse kicked it. It looked like a warthog without tusks and with red eyes standing on two legs.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:34 am
That is so hot!!!!! I want to buy one and marry it!! I could just kiss it!!
April 10th, 2008 at 6:15 am
I was at Austin the other day, and to my surprise, I saw a chupacabra. He was standing with Dracula, having a cup of tea. I beleive they were loading onto the UFO express.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:48 am
taht thing is realy scary and ugly what breed is it when and y did it it looks kinda kool i want 2 see one up close
April 28th, 2008 at 9:52 am
You people are all ridiculous. Can’t you tell that this is a parody news website? Oh yeah, first of all go get a dictionary and then look up the word “parody.” While you’re at it, you may want to read the disclaimer at the bottom of the website.
Of course, the Texas chupacabra is real. We all know that. The Texas chupacabra is as real as the nose on my face. You people need to stop smoking the weed and start using your brains.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:17 am
the people saying that this is fake are just trying to make themsevles believe that the chupacabra is not real. i am pretty sure ive seen one when i was in matamoros visiting. my uncle told me stories when he was in San An and saw them.