Tuesday 17 November 2009

"Er, excuse me Madame..."


It would appear that narcotics are not the only thing that people run the risk of smuggling...

This follows the publication of "the weirdest items confiscated by customs" and kicks off with the story of a woman that was stopped in Stockholm, Sweden with 75 live snakes hidden in her bra after only giving the game away by the constant scratching of her chest...

Other stories include when Robert Cusack, 49 was stopped at LAX when 4 birds of paradise flew from his luggage creating much disturbance in arrivals only to utter the immortal words "I have monkeys in my pants," which turned out to be 2 slow loris pygmy monkeys, all earning him 5 and a half months in prison...

Away from the airports, America 2006 saw the arrival of a Mexican truck that caught the attention of officials after seeing 40 packages hidden in compartments when performing an x-ray, but instead of the drugs they were anticipating police found 40 pounds of cheese...

For the full list of smuggling craziness, please follow http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6580933/The-weirdest-items-confiscated-by-airport-security.html

Barticus.

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