Birds
A Dutchman was caught in 2011 trying to smuggle several hummingbirds through customs in French Guiana. Each bird was wrapped in a piece of cloth, and then he put them into a pouch, which he had sewn into his pants. It probably would have worked, too, if the man hadn’t been fidgeting around. His suspicious behavior alerted customs officers, who eventually found the birds.
Hummingbird
Fish
Fish can also be smuggled, as was the case in 2005 when Melbourne, Australia custom officers stopped a woman coming into the country from Singapore. The officers noticed a strange sound coming from under the woman’s skirt described as a “flipping” noise. When the officers looked, they found an apron that was filled with 15 plastic bags. Each bag had water, and there were 51 fish swimming around in them.
Fish In A Bag
