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  • Man tries to smuggle bird eggs in undies (is fined $20K)

    07/17/2006 9:34:39 PM PDT · by martin_fierro · 12 replies · 707+ views
    AP/Yahoo ^ | Mon Jul 17, 5:24 PM ET
    Man tries to smuggle bird eggs in undies Mon Jul 17, 5:24 PM ET SYDNEY, Australia - A man caught with six eggs from endangered species in his underwear as he was preparing to fly to Bangkok was fined 25,000 Australian dollars ($20,000) Monday by a judge who rejected his claim that he only wanted to surprise his girlfriend. Wayne Frederick Floyd pleaded guilty in February to exporting regulated native specimens without a permit or exemption, an offense that carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence. Although Judge Martin Sides called it a commercial venture, he said he didn't mandate jail...