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Singaporean man caught smuggling pythons in pocket
Space Daily ^ | 04/17/2003

Posted on 04/17/2003 7:30:13 AM PDT by cogitator

Singaporean man caught smuggling pythons in pocket

SINGAPORE (AFP) Apr 17, 2003 A Singapore man was arrested after attempting to smuggle three pythons, 15 iguanas and three marsupials into the city state, authorities said Thursday.

The snakes were found in the pocket of the 23-year-old, along with a bag containing the iguanas and a plastic container holding the marsupials as he crossed the border from Malaysia in a taxi, authorities said in a statement.

The wildlife is worth 4,350 Singapore dollars (2,443 US) and the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority said the Singaporean man is likely to be charged for trying to smuggle the creatures illegally.

If found guilty, he can be fined up to 5,000 dollars and jailed for up to a year or both for importing the pythons and iguanas without a permit under the city-state's Wild Animals and Birds Act.

He also faces a fine of up to 3,000 dollars for bringing in the marsupials without a permit.


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: endangeredspecies; smuggling; snake; trade; trousers
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"Is that a python in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

"No, actually, it's THREE pythons in my pocket..."

1 posted on 04/17/2003 7:30:14 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: mhking
Hold muh python & watch this!!
2 posted on 04/17/2003 7:37:52 AM PDT by ctlpdad
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To: cogitator
Yup, I get stopped under suspicion of this all the time! [/dream][/serious delusion]
3 posted on 04/17/2003 7:41:46 AM PDT by keithtoo
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To: ChadGore
Maybe you should replace your armadillos with pythons.
4 posted on 04/17/2003 7:46:10 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Being a Monthly Donor to Free Republic is the Right Thing to do!)
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To: cogitator
Is that a marsupial in your pocket...or vice versa
5 posted on 04/17/2003 7:59:00 AM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: Grampa Dave
Isn't there a spitting python in Burma or someplace in Asia ?
6 posted on 04/17/2003 7:59:06 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Chad Fairbanks; ChadGore
Chad Fairbanks a new business venture for you. Replace those armadillos.

Chad Gore, sorry about the ping, I'm about half full re my daily coffee ration.
7 posted on 04/17/2003 8:01:14 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Being a Monthly Donor to Free Republic is the Right Thing to do!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Actually there are two spitting pythons from Kalifornia.

One is senator, Boxer, and the other is congressit, the Pelosi!
8 posted on 04/17/2003 8:02:28 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Being a Monthly Donor to Free Republic is the Right Thing to do!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
"Isn't there a spitting python in Burma or someplace in Asia ? "

I thnk there's a spitting cobra. The Crocodile Hunter put on goggles before going in against one. Crikey!
9 posted on 04/17/2003 8:27:01 AM PDT by Tymesup
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
I suppose he should be thankful that he didn't think of trying to smuggle a lobster that way....

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

10 posted on 04/17/2003 8:27:01 AM PDT by mhking
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To: cogitator; dighton; general_re; babylonian; chance33_98; Poohbah
The snakes were found in the pocket of the 23-year-old, along with a bag containing the iguanas and a plastic container holding the marsupials as he crossed the border from Malaysia in a taxi, authorities said in a statement.

Darn, I was hoping this was going to be an airline story.

11 posted on 04/17/2003 8:30:20 AM PDT by Thinkin' Gal (| 8^)
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To: cogitator
This guy must have interesting pants. I couldn't get one python in my pocket, much less three of them and fifteen iguanas.

And I don't want to think what could happen with fifteen iguanas in your pants.

12 posted on 04/17/2003 8:39:25 AM PDT by T'wit
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To: cogitator
Not as good as the man busted smuggling monkeys in his pants!
13 posted on 04/17/2003 8:40:46 AM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: cogitator
"Is that a python in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

This story brings a whole new meaning to the term "trouser snake."

14 posted on 04/17/2003 8:44:14 AM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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15 posted on 04/17/2003 8:47:37 AM PDT by Stultis
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To: RansomOttawa
Said by wife: "Why is it all men double over in feigned pain at the mere simple talk of a python doing nothing more than sinking its fangs into a testicle??"

Some things they'll just NEVER know..... :-)

16 posted on 04/17/2003 9:19:12 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Kim Jong Il had ANOTHER bad underwear day . He found "decapitate" in his English-Korean dictionary.)
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To: Grampa Dave
Well, not to brag or anything, but I've had a python in my trousers for as long as I can remember ;0)
17 posted on 04/17/2003 9:25:09 AM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (Some days, it's just not worth gnawing through the straps...)
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To: Chad Fairbanks
The Babe of Fame says to Chad Fairbanks, "Is that a might python in your pants, or are you just happy to see me!"


18 posted on 04/17/2003 9:27:59 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Being a Monthly Donor to Free Republic is the Right Thing to do!)
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To: cogitator
They don't have anything on E. D. Hill:
 
 

19 posted on 04/17/2003 9:48:05 AM PDT by dinasour
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I get this all the time.
20 posted on 04/17/2003 9:49:05 AM PDT by dyed_in_the_wool (Syria. Iran. North Korea. Decisions, decisions, decisions...)
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