Reuters Photo: A woman on a flight from Singapore to Melbourne shows the 51 live tropical fish...
Posted on 06/07/2005 2:00:49 PM PDT by LibWhacker
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian woman was found to be carrying 51 live tropical fish after custom officials were alerted by "flipping" noises coming from beneath her skirt as she arrived at Melbourne airport.
On closer inspection, officers discovered the woman had strapped on an apron of plastic water-filled bags containing the fish, the Australian Customs Service said in a statement on Tuesday.
"During the search, customs officers became suspicious after hearing 'flipping' noises coming from the vicinity of her waist," said the statement.
The 43-year-old woman arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Singapore last Friday. Customs are still trying to determine what type of fish she brought into the country and have not yet charged her with an offence.
She could face charges for breaking quarantine and customs laws for bringing in the fish without giving a declaration.
A search of the woman's home in Melbourne found another five fish.
Sounds fishy to me.
Very fishy...
They were to be used in a Fish Slapping Dance contest.
I've secretly toted around a trouser trout a few times in my day.
I think she is...gill-ty as charged. That's a wrap.
Is that the sloshing of fish in your drawers, or are you just happy to see me?
51 fish?
Maybe she should have scaled back?!?
I can only assume it's Bush's fault...
Maybe it's just fan mail from a flounder?
Tuna?
not strange in that people try to smuggle exotic animals and fish out of Australia all the time
esp the cockatoos and budgies, you get a lot of money for them on the black market
All she needed to complete her outfit was a pair of those old 70's disco platform shoes with fish in the clear, aquarium-like heels.
ping
Remember, they heard the fish, they didn't smell them...or if they did smell them, that alone didn't raise their suspicions...I've said too much already...
But, arghhhhh anyway! :-)
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