Sitting on egg shells: Australia alleges airline passenger smuggled bird eggs in his pants
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Australians call tiny swimming trunks "budgie smugglers," but the term might have new meaning after customs officials at Sydney's airport say they found 16 wild-bird eggs in the crotch of a passenger's pants.
The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service said Wednesday that the 39-year-old Czech man arrived Tuesday on a flight from Dubai when customs officials selected him for a baggage examination.
The statement says officers frisked the man and "allegedly found 16 small eggs concealed in his groin area."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The man's name has not been released. He was to appear in court Wednesday on a charge of importing eggs without a permit. The charge carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence.
No word on whether it was budgies that were allegedly smuggled. The species has yet to be identified.