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Smuggler Caught With Pigeons in His Pants

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 4, 2009 7:45 AM CST
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(Newser) – A man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in a padded envelope, and held in place by a pair of tights the man was wearing under his pants.

The passenger, a Melbourne resident, was also carrying a pair of eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage. The pigeons aren’t rare or endangered, but Australia has strict wildlife importation laws, meaning the 23-year-old faces up to 10 years in jail.

The legs of an Australian man who was caught with two pigeons hidden in his pants on an international flight from Dubai to Melbourne, Australia, are shown.
The legs of an Australian man who was caught with two pigeons hidden in his pants on an international flight from Dubai to Melbourne, Australia, are shown.   (AP Photo/Australian Customs Service, HO)
Pigeons linger along the Hollywood Walk of Fame near the historic intersection of Hollywood and Vine on July 30, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
Pigeons linger along the Hollywood Walk of Fame near the historic intersection of Hollywood and Vine on July 30, 2007 in Hollywood, California.   (Getty Images)
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Guest
Feb 6, 2009 6:08 AM CST
Nice legs!
Caps
Feb 4, 2009 10:53 PM CST
Maybe he wanted them to tickle his tootie.
Shannonals
Feb 4, 2009 3:28 AM CST
Ten years in prison for smuggling pigions...you know he's going to have it rough when he hits the cell

 
Australia • airport • airport security • pigeon • smuggler • customs

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