Of course I had to title this post that way.
An Australian traveler was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants following a trip to the Middle East, customs officials said Tuesday.
The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage, said Richard Janeczko, national investigations manager for the Customs Service
They found the pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to each of the man’s legs with a pair of tights, according to a statement released by the agency. Officials also seized seeds in his money belt and an undeclared eggplant.
You know, it’s the undeclared eggplant that will get you every time.
At least he didn’t have a cucumber wrapped in aluminum foil.
Oh, Meryl, this is just a minor squab-ble, a little difference of a pinion. Let’s not make something full-fledgling about it. Maybe in smuggling in the eggs the guy was just trying to make a yolk.
On the more serious side, the guy had just flown in from Dubai with prohibited animal and plant material. That’s one way to destroy the Australian economy, based heavily on its agricultural sector.
No doubt other Western countries that rely on disease and pest-controlled environments would be equally aghast at this behaviour. The Australian Government should respond severely to such economic sabotage.
On the lighter side – it’s a shame the pigeons weren’t woodpeckers.
What’s the time for a soft boiled pigeon egg?
Poor woodpeckers wouldn’t have had anything to peck. Ah, that’s avian cruelty.
Life imitates art. A little.
Reminds me of one of my favorite movies (in which the smuggling of rare bird eggs into the U.S. was part of the plot).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109759/plotsummary
Gee…. he could have all the freaking pigeons around our house for free.
Just a sec – where did he keep the eggplant?
Poor birds.