Passenger Sneaks 3 Crocodiles in Carry-On Bag
Passenger Sneaks Crocodiles In Carry-On Bag :lol: POSTED: 1:53 pm CST November 16, 2006 MANILA, Philippines -- Airport security will take your pocket knife and your lighter, but somehow a man managed to get three live crocodiles in his carry-on bag. Officials in Manila found the reptiles when Enrique Yu Castillo, 50, arrived on a flight from Cambodia. The man had declared he was carrying live fish in the carry-on. Officials said the crocs were about a foot and a half long each. Authorities said they were tipped off that Castillo might try to sneak the endangered Siamese crocodiles into the country. . The crocodiles are on an endangered species list and their importation is prohibited, airport manager Alfonso Cusi said in a statement. He said charges were being readied against Castillo, while the reptiles were turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Castillo had earlier sought a permit to import the exotic animals but his application was denied, said Teddy Aguir, from the environment department's Wildlife Traffic Monitoring unit at the airport. http://www.nbc5i.com/travelgetaways/10337483/detail.html