Friday, March 2, 2007

Australian Woman Sentenced for Smuggling Fish

From the AP:

MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian woman was sentenced Friday to nine months of community service work for smuggling protected fish from Asia in her dress.

Sharon Naismith, 45, was caught in June 2005 ... officers heard "flipping" noises coming from her clothes and conducted a search, Australian Customs said.

In a specially made apron under her dress, they found 15 plastic bags filled with water and fish: one rare Asian arowana that customs said was worth tens of thousands of dollars, and 14 catfish.

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Pardon me Miss, is that an arowana in your dress, or are you just happy to see me?

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