Australian Customs has foiled a Melbourne man's
attempt to strap smuggle two live pigeons to his legs and smuggle them
from Dubai.
Customs officers took the 23-year-old aside while examining his
luggage at Melbourne Airport on Sunday and found he was wearing tights
with a live pigeon concealed in each leg.
He was also carrying two bird eggs, plant seeds and had several undeclared eggplants in his luggage.
A Customs spokeswoman says she expects the man to be charged by the quarantine agency.
The maximum penalty for wildlife smuggling offences is 10 years imprisonment and/or a $110,000 fine.
attempt to strap smuggle two live pigeons to his legs and smuggle them
from Dubai.
Customs officers took the 23-year-old aside while examining his
luggage at Melbourne Airport on Sunday and found he was wearing tights
with a live pigeon concealed in each leg.
He was also carrying two bird eggs, plant seeds and had several undeclared eggplants in his luggage.
A Customs spokeswoman says she expects the man to be charged by the quarantine agency.
The maximum penalty for wildlife smuggling offences is 10 years imprisonment and/or a $110,000 fine.





