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...
