Saturday, December 17, 2005

Man with eggy underpants nabbed

TheSun 14Dec2005 Man with eggy underpants nabbed SYDNEY: An Australian man about to board a flight to Bangkok was found to have six galah eggs in his underpants, news reports said. The 56-year-old has been charged with attempting to smuggle native wildlife without a permit and will appear in court next month. Customs officers seized the eggs and put them in an incubator at Sydney airport, the Sun Herald newspaper reported yesterday. The offence carries a maximum sentence of 10 years' jail. The galah is a species of cockatoo native to Australia. ­ dpa