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To: Brumar89 who wrote (291459)	2/7/2009 8:16:02 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

Flight time is 12 hours and 45 minutes from Dubai to Melbourne. Man charged over pigeon pants Posted Tue Feb 3, 2009 12:03pm AEDT Updated Tue Feb 3, 2009 5:57pm AEDT abc.net.au The man was wearing tights with a live pigeon concealed in each leg. (AAP: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service) Map: Melbourne 3000 Australian Customs has foiled a Melbourne man's attempt to strap smuggle two live pigeons to his legs and smuggle them from Dubai. Customs officers took the 23-year-old aside while examining his luggage at Melbourne Airport on Sunday and found he was wearing tights with a live pigeon concealed in each leg. He was also carrying two bird eggs, plant seeds and had several undeclared eggplants in his luggage. A Customs spokeswoman says she expects the man to be charged by the quarantine agency. The maximum penalty for wildlife smuggling offences is 10 years imprisonment and/or a $110,000 fine.