Sunday, November 16, 2014

Ministry of Primary Industries seizes odd charms at Wellington Airport, New Zealand

Lucky charms, made from snake fangs and horse hair, seized from a passenger arriving at Wellington Airport.



Lucky charms made from snake fangs and horse hair have been seized from a passenger by biosecurity staff at Wellington Airport.

Ministry of Primary Industries team manager Tony Owen said the charms were being carried by a passenger who arrived from Australia.

The passenger said the charms were usually attached to his metal detector when he searched for gold.

"As he was planning to leave New Zealand by the same airport, he had the options of having MPI destroy the charms or hold them until his departure," said Owen.

The passenger chose to collect them on his way home five days later.

"There was no way we were going to allow the passenger to keep the animal parts with him during his stay in New Zealand, as they could have been carrying pests or diseases."

The passenger was not fined as he had declared the items to biosecurity.

- Source:  http://www.stuff.co.nz

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