Customs officers find live birds sewn into passenger's underwear

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 09:44 · Archive

A passenger arriving at Miami airport from Havana had ten live birds concealed in containers sewn into underwear.

A passenger arriving at Miami airport on a flight from Havana, Cuba had ten live birds in cylindrical containers allegedly sewn into underwear. Customs officers noticed something suspicious during inspection and made the discovery.

Photographs released show the cylindrical containers holding the birds. The circumstances of why the passenger was attempting to transport live birds in this manner remain unclear from the available reports.

How it is being reported

• Flight passenger’s odd appearance at major US airport leads officers to wild discoveryA traveler's arrival at a Florida airport took an unusual turn after customs officers noticed something suspicious during an inspection.New York Post · 8 Oct, 09:28
• Flight passenger's odd appearance at major US airport leads officers to wild discoveryPhotos show cylindrical containers holding 10 live birds allegedly sewn into a flight passenger's underwear on an airplane that arrived in Miami from Havana, Cuba.Fox News · 7 Oct, 21:20

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