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Australia has very strict laws on bringing in any plant,
animal or food into the country.
Don't even take a chocolate button into Australia.
Food means “anything you put in your mouth”.
The smuggler, who was returning from an African holiday,
faces a 10 year sentence.
Correction.
It seems the animals were baby pigeons.
The immigration official was confused when searching
the man.**** She said:
“ I noticed something moving in his pants and my first thought
was that it might be dangerous.
You would be surprised at what people try to get into the country.”
****Warning: picture of man with his pants down here:
Man 'smuggled live pigeons in pants' | The Australian