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Australian woman sentenced for smuggling fish in her dress
Arizona Daily Star ^
| 3/3/07
| AP
Posted on 03/05/2007 4:20:44 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
An Australian woman was sentenced Friday to nine months of community service work for smuggling protected fish from Asia in her dress.
Sharon Naismith, 45, was caught in June 2005 at the airport in the southern city of Melbourne after customs officers heard "flipping" noises coming from her clothes and conducted a search, Australian Customs said.
In a specially made apron under her dress, they found 15 plastic bags filled with water and fish: one rare Asian arowana that customs said was worth tens of thousands of dollars, and 14 catfish.
Naismith, who had arrived from Singapore, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to import regulated wildlife. "Wildlife smuggling is a cruel practice, as many offenders ignore the health and well being of the animals," said Australian Customs senior officer Doug Nicoll. "Such animals can also be potential carriers of disease and harm the Australian fish industry."
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dress; fashion; fish; fishin; smellslikefish
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
To: PBRSTREETGANG
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posted on
03/05/2007 4:29:01 AM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily. Apply Sparingly.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
14 catfish? How big was that apron?
To: rainbow sprinkles
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posted on
03/05/2007 4:49:15 AM PST
by
Nailbiter
To: Junior
Something seemed fishy about her appearance....
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posted on
03/05/2007 4:49:40 AM PST
by
cjshapi
(Proudly posting without a tagline since 2001)
To: martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim; Constitution Day
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posted on
03/05/2007 4:50:08 AM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
(RINO = Rudy Is Not Ours! Keep scrubbing, Rudy supporters, the blood won't come off.)
To: PBRSTREETGANG
I was about to make some smart remark until I read your "no comment" comment.
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posted on
03/05/2007 4:50:43 AM PST
by
zook
To: Nailbiter
Dunno. But you can be sure she wasn't hiding any of these criters.
To: rainbow sprinkles
blocked by office firewall, waaaaaaaaaaahhhh, i will look when i get home.
To: PBRSTREETGANG
No wonder *it* smelled like fish.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; ...
Don't say it! IT'S A TRAP!
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:00:18 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("By the way... who is Ben Dayho?" --60Gunner)
To: rainbow sprinkles
What kind of bait, and how long did they lay out in the sun and rot?
Or, were they noodling and did they retrieve the "noodler" from the fish before taking its picture?
To: Nailbiter
Get back to work! America need your productivity!!!!
To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
Geeeeeez! LOL You may have to ask an Okie ... I'm not an Okie ...OK?
To: rainbow sprinkles; Diana in Wisconsin; fishhound; fishergirl
"Geeeeeez! LOL You may have to ask an Okie ... I'm not an Okie ...OK?"
OK, I g0t it! Whats in a name? I suppose I should be asking you about candy or frosting toppings or something!! (;>)
(There! pinged some FR Fisher people who might be interested!)
To: cjshapi
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posted on
03/05/2007 7:08:06 AM PST
by
Junior
(Losing faith in humanity one person at a time.)
To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
ROFLOL Free the dolphins!!!!
To: Junior
So many terrible things to say...so many ways to get banned.
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posted on
03/05/2007 7:10:02 AM PST
by
cjshapi
(Proudly posting without a tagline since 2001)
To: rainbow sprinkles
And free the puppies, don't forget the puppies!
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