Man tries to smuggle 9 live birds
<p>A man has been arrested for trying to smuggle nine live birds through customs at Miami International Airport. </p>
<p>The passenger, who arrived in Miami from Havana, was randomly selected for an inspection.</p>
<p>Little did the security officers know that the passenger had six small birds concealed in tubes in a bum bag.</p>
<p>A further three were found hidden in his groin area.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>First appeared on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank">Stuff.co.nz.</a></strong></em></span></p>
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