Man tries to smuggle 9 live birds
A man has been arrested for trying to smuggle nine live birds through customs at Miami International Airport.
The passenger, who arrived in Miami from Havana, was randomly selected for an inspection.
Little did the security officers know that the passenger had six small birds concealed in tubes in a bum bag.
A further three were found hidden in his groin area.
According to the US Customs and Border Protection website, the man was arrested and the birds were handed over to the US Department of Agriculture's Miami Quarantine Station.
Although travellers are often caught trying to smuggle wildlife, perhaps the strangest smuggled attempt was a Frenchman who tried to smuggle his Russian wife into the EU by packing her into a suitcase.
First appeared on Stuff.co.nz.
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