Crocodile detained

21st January 2011

Border guards are now trying to decide what to do

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Confused authorities are trying to decide what action to take after a passenger was found carrying a 3-ft stuffed crocodile at Warsaw’s Okecie airport.

While bringing protected species into the EU without the correct paperwork is prohibited, the 19-year-old Ukrainian man told border guards that it was a present for a friend in his native country.

The stuffed animal was detained, but the passenger was allowed to continue his journey. ...

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