Aussie caught with pigeons in pants
Posted on: Monday, 2 February 2009, 23:32 CST
An Australian man is facing serious charges after customs officers at Melbourne Airport found two live pigeons hidden in his pants, authorities said.
The 23-year-old Melbourne-area man had the birds strapped to his legs when he arrived in Australia Sunday on a flight from Dubai, The Age reported Monday. The officers also seized a multi-vitamin container holding two birds eggs, as well as a money belt containing plant seeds and undeclared samples of eggplant.
It wasn't known what the alleged smuggler intended to do with the birds but now he could end up being a jailbird for as long as 10 years if convicted.
Wildlife smuggling is not only cruel to the animals involved, it poses a severe risk to the Australian environment and the health of the Australian community,
customs spokesman Richard Janeczko said.
It is important that people declare all animal and plant materials to customs and border protection when they enter Australia.
Source: United Press International
Related Articles
- Mirixa Australia Achieves Six Month Milestones
- Australian Birds Shrinking To Keep Their Cool
- Bird-nappers target valuable budgies
- Australian Satellite Communications Selects iDirect To Launch DVB-S2 Network
- Zoos Oldest Animals Require Special Care
- Australian Satellite Communications Chooses iDirect Platform to Expand Services into Southeast Asia, North and South Pacific
- How Knowledge Affects Payment to Conserve an Endangered Bird
- Ancient Diets of Australian Birds Point to Big Ecosystem Changes
- Telstraclear wants faster competition
- Call for Telecom to wholesale high-speed DSL
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds