Beagle Brigade 01

Use the words to fill in all the gaps.
fortunately (zum Glück) / year / threats (Bedrohung) / infiltrators (Eindringling) / unleashed (entfesseln) / elite / people / hidden
More than 80 million arrive in the United States by air each . And with them come dangers; never before on American soil. there is an team that tries to keep away.

across / customs (Zoll) / damage (Schaden) / handlers (Hundeführer) / tools (Werkzeug) / diseases / stacks (Haufen) / luggage (Gepäck) / sniffs (schnüffeln) / overseas (Übersee) / scent (Duft)
agent Ashley Batt leads a small beagle named Ferris through of where passengers (just / arrive) from . Ferris is part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Beagle Brigade. He is one of more than 80 -sniffing dogs and that are stationed at international airports the United States. Agent Batt and Ferris do not look for drugs or the of terrorism. Ferris out fruits, vegetables, plants and meats. They can carry and pests that can do serious to American agriculture.

incinerated (verbrannt) / canker / slice (in Scheiben schneiden) / ground (zermahlen) / invaders (Eindringling) / contraband (Schmugglerware) / stomachs (Bauch)
The does not end up in the dogs (possessive case) . Connors says it is (= third form of "grind") and . But before that, inspectors apart the fruits and vegetables looking for small . The disease citrus (cf. picture), just to mention an example, came originally from Asia. It is now causing big problems for Florida (possessive case) citrus growers.