Posted on 12/23/2004 6:01:01 AM PST by KidGlock
Man Fined For Trying To Smuggle Salami In Luggage
POSTED: 6:58 am EST December 23, 2004
PERTH, Australia -- Customs officials in Australia are serious about the country's quarantine laws -- and that's no baloney.
A Swiss national discovered that when he was caught at Perth International Airport trying to smuggle a salami in his luggage. Dylan Pascal Graves, who was studying English in Western Australia state, was fined $3,057 at the Perth Magistrates Court.
Australia has strict quarantine laws, and customs officials inspect all incoming flights for agricultural pests and food that could carry diseases. Sniffer dogs patrol airport terminals and luggage is passed through X-ray machines.
Graves twice told customs officials in November that he was not carrying any food, but an X-ray revealed salami meat concealed in his luggage. When asked why he had not declared the salami, Graves said he had planned to eat it.
Graves was charged with making a misleading statement to an officer and knowingly importing prohibited food into the country.
Bet they took the evidence to their break room and ate it.
Well...as long as he didnt try and smuggle it in his pants.
Swiss not good a hiding the salami?......Too many holes.......!
I tried the same thing one time, but got it caught in the zipper. OUCH!
LOL
Is that a salami in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me? LoL
"See! I told you I wasn't happy to see you."
I like to play hide the salami.
He tried to get salami past sniffer dogs? Not too bright.
There was a sausage?
They put pockets inside their suit coats big enough to hold small sausages!
The customs guys in Australia KNEW!
(steely)
Those dogs were probably jumping up and down 12 to 15 feet in the air!
Didn't Pee Wee Herman get in trouble for this too?
no comment!
:)
There was a recent thread that showed German men had smaller "salamis" than other European men.
I get accused of smuggling salami all the time...
I tried to sneak some packaged sausage in from Germany last year. I wasn't fined, but I had my goods confiscated and was subjected to a very beefy woman's 30 minute rant.
Wonder if those Aussies can figure out who stole the Kieshka?
Are they sure this wasn't Monica Lewinski?
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