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  • Customs hold woman who smuggled rare fish under skirt

    06/07/2005 6:47:04 AM PDT · by sully777 · 55 replies · 1,111+ views
    The Scotsman ^ | June 7, 2005 | MARGARET NEIGHBOUR
    A WOMAN has been arrested for trying to smuggle dozens of live tropical fish into Australia by hiding them under her skirt as she passed through customs. The woman, who has not been identified, was carrying the fish in a specially constructed apron with pouches to hold water-filled bags. Customs officials at Melbourne airport stopped the woman as she arrived on a flight from Singapore. They were alerted after hearing a "flipping" sound coming from her skirt. When she was searched the woman was found to be carrying 51 live tropical fish. "During the search customs officers became suspicious after...