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.
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.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
LOL this is hilarious!!!!
June 18th, 2008 at 6:48 am
I use to work for TSA and TSA personnel do not possess guns….therefore i don’t believe this story.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I’m an originally an american, although I have many backgrounds including japan, mexico, russia, ireland, etc. But I never thought I would see anything like this. Until about a week ago. I had seen one in a big woods in my neiborhood. I saw it, thinking it was a dog or something from the back. But I aproached it, and it turned around and growled hellishly at me. I turned and ran, but the stupid little demon chased me out of the woods, and it bit me on the leg, and scratched my rib in a ditch in my neiborhood. thank God that it wasn’t a big one, it was just about a foot, and its teeth were a little smaller, but it was still a freakish little demon!
July 20th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Anyone saying that their family members were “murdered” by the Chup, its sad to say that you deserve the same fate for being so incredibly full of it. Not to mention so rediculously imcompetant that you thought someone WITH EVEN AN OUNCE OF INTELLIGENCE would even consider your fable to be true. I’ll capture it myself and feed you ALL to it.
July 20th, 2008 at 8:45 am
There is something deliciously ironic about a person who misspells the phrase “ridiculously incompetent.”
July 21st, 2008 at 10:04 am
this thing is real!!! A co-worker caught one, he has it in his desk drawer. It loves little debbies, so if one tries to attack you feed it a zebra cake FAST!! and it will not harm you. They just want to be loved…IS THAT SOOO WRONG? By the way, I’m reporting from Memphis, they are migrating fast in their plan for world domination!
July 29th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Ha,ha,ha,ha!! You all have a great sence of humor!! Yes i read the disclaimer and i quote “The Austin Probe is an Austin news parody website and is intended for readers with a sence of humor. Please dod not make any major life decisions as a result of reading this Austin news website. For that matter, you probably shoulden’t operate heavy machinery either.” Lol!! Its all good fun!
July 30th, 2008 at 11:13 am
this thing is real. I doubt that the photo is though. So many sites have that pic. Who knows, this COULD be a real pic! Google “chupacabra” on Images and see how many times this shows up. CURSE ‘CABRA DISBELIEVERS!
August 15th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Please, this is obviously a female. I can tell by the expression on her face. I’ve seen it sooo many times. I did marry her.
August 15th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Ohemgee! I totally saw a ‘Cabra the other day outside my school! Yeppers! He/She/It was wearing a red baseball cap, a Dora the Explorer backpack, and walking a mini bigfoot!
August 17th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Hey, Pete! Tell your dad we said, “Hey!” Oh, and he’s still as photogenic as always.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
OMG…this is so real. I can’t believe anyone would think this picture was fake. Sure, the website has a “parody” disclaimer in the footer, but I still think it’s real. Of course, my IQ is not the highest in the world. Okay, so my IQ is in the “rock” range. But I still say it’s real.
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August 28th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
You guys all think this is som big joke! What if your dad was stolen in the night and smothered in a suitcase? And now he’s dead and it’s all over the news! You have NO idea what its like sitting up sleepless night after sleepless night waiting for your dad to bring home dinner for your starving bellies. and then we discover THIS. you all disgust me! Just be thankful you’re not a goat.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Come on !!!!! looks like one of the photos that even the National Enquirer would refuse to publish. Was Elvis next in line, smuggling John Kennedy back into the country dressed in drag. I’ve seen some poorly perpetrated frauds, but this one take the cake. Yet, at the same time, a small part of me wants to believe.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
The chupacabra is very much real. Anyone who disagrees can watch the show discovery channel did on them. Some trucker ran one over,kept it and put in the freezer lol SICKO…my type of gal. These things are strait from hell so if i could i would so try to catch one and release it at my job HAHA. they still dont know much about them but they think that they get pretty big, like large wolves with the ability to stand up on there hind two feet. I dont know why no-one has put 2 and 2 together and said that these things are probably responcable for those wierd were wolf sightings. they polygraphed all those people who said the saw wolf men and they all told the truth. they saw chupacabras. Whatever the case i freaking want one!!!
Translation Notes:
responcable = responsible
wierd = weird
September 5th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
L - you don’t label your contraband? When you get home and open your luggage how do you differentiate between your contraband and your other belongings?
Jared is correct - Don’t tempt the ‘Cabra!
Jordan you have already said too much.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
make a team of hunting chupacabra. find the greatest wild beast hunters over the world. sent to america and get them (chupacabra) all past away!!!
October 1st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I love this. I was searching for senior citizen activities and then, of course, I ended up with this very intriguing article and related responses. Is the Chupacabra a rare breed or a mutant?
October 13th, 2008 at 9:41 am
FYI. The History channel has a special right now about the Chupa, it’s history , it’s capture and scientific explanations from biologists from Texas University.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I got a chain mail about some “great curse of the chupacabra”. But even if they really are real, it’s not like they know wether I forwarded an email or not, I mean get realistic! For instance, ellephants exstist, but it’s not like one’s gonna come sit on me if I don’t pass on some stupid chain mail that someone probably just made up to scare people! If you ever recieve this chian mail, don’t let it scare you, and don’t beleive it!
October 16th, 2008 at 10:03 am
hey my friend mikey said he saw the chupacabra here in Escondido, cALIForNia. I dont believe him but he says that if i dont believe him that hes gonna get me. oh well we got to die sometime. So if any reasearchers are looking for one here is one in Escondido, CaliForNIa. It was spotted near Orange Glen Elementary.
October 20th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Man i just wanna have one as a pet so i can show it to my friends. Everyone will pay to see it and ill b rich. hahahaha, o and the chupacabra is real cause i saw it with my own eyes when i went to mexico man i should of capture one, O well
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
i belive this thing could be real but that is fake ps tsa officers have less than leathal rounds in there guns doubtful it would kill somthing like that
November 1st, 2008 at 9:12 am
I was married to one of these. Talk about a nasty divorce…
November 9th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
IN PUERTO RICO, THERE WAS A MAN, WHO WAS ATTACKED AND KILLED BY THE CHUPACABRA, IN THE SECTOR OF CAGUAS TOWN, A JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE PICTURE ON THE OLD MAN, KILLED AND SUCKED THE BOOLD OF HIM.?
November 13th, 2008 at 11:44 am
no waaaay.. that is so totally NOT a chupacabra. they got wings and a longer nose…snout…whatever that part is. idk where that thing in the picture is from but that looks like a demon dog or something.
November 14th, 2008 at 10:43 am
They don’t have wings i know because i lived in mexico and seen one with my own eye and it didn’t have ANY wings!!! But Dr. Pepper is a cool name!
November 17th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
WOW! That is the same one that killed me and ate my brains. It’s not fake, it’s real!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:03 pm
THE F…B…I IS TRACKING THE PICTURES OF THE MAN KILLED BY THE CHUPACABRAS IN THE CAMP, IN THE TOWN OF CAGUAS, THERE A PICTURE OF A REPORTER.
THE REPORTER CALLED ONE DAY TO THE RADIO STATION TELLING ABOUT THE PICTURE, AND THEN THERE WAS INTEFERENCE IN THE TELEPHONE LINE FOR 15MINUTES IN THE STATION, .
November 21st, 2008 at 5:06 pm
here in puerto rico, i think is the only place people have captured the 2th chupacabra in small, there are 2 types of chupacabra the small one look like a little Dog and the other in form o human.
they capture the animal in the farm by accident, they thought they capture a monkey that eat they cultives, then they take the animal to the goberment, department ambiental resources, and the fbi came to take the animal, the animal was hitting the gate, , we can they the chupacabra has more mental capacity than a monkey. i monky dont fight with the gates, very rarely, but the chupacabra it was all the time hitting the gate to get out, ….
August 7th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
there are tree tieps of chupacarbras
the dog 1
the alian 1
and that 1
August 7th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Well said, Karlee. Well said.
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
this is really silly, why is there a transportation security administration sticker right above an electrical plug…oh yes this makes lots of sense. it’s not a recreation, it’s a hoax, because even if it was shot 5 times the gun that tsa officers carry would’ve torn that thing up and probably made it unrecognizable. sorry anyone who thinks a family member of theirs died from a “chupacabra” attack, because what should’ve happened is he should’ve gotten you…
September 16th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
My grandma is from mexico and every summer that we would visit her she would talk about this things (chupacabras). She would say that they would eat the cows. I think it was just wolves all along.
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Here in Austin we serve up fresh chupacabras at the Wild chuapcabras Cafe on 6th st. Fried, roasted, even chupacabra chalupas. MMMMMMM Good.