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Molly The Wallys’ Top Ten Items Confiscated By Customs From Around The World!

Recently tens of thousands of shrink wrapped insects, stuffed into four hessian bags, were found in the luggage of a 22-year-old man who had travelled from Burkina Faso, in west Africa. The man claimed the 94kg of caterpillars were for ‘personal consumption’ but as the insects breached controls on the importation of products of animal origin they were destroyed. So after we had a look at Playmobils’ Security Check Point (here) we thought we’d take a look at some of the more bizarre things our snouts have sniffed out. 

Fancy a bit of DIY? Well why not try the coke door? A wooden door, imported from Mexico and containing about 11 pounds of cocaine, and was seized by Australian Customs officials in Sydney.

Have you got any change? A passenger from Korea was stopped by officials at John F. Kennedy airport after it emerged that he was carrying two 100,000 dollar bills. Bad research on his behalf as the notes were only printed in 1934 and never entered into general circulation.

Less potato more Mr.Potatoecstasy! The toy containing 293 grams of ecstasy was seized by Australian Customs at a mail center in Sydney. The parcel was posted from Ireland so maybe they should have tried a leprechaun?

Less Luger more Krueger! Over at Coventry airport, customs officials once intercepted a pair of Freddy Krueger style claws and it wasn’t even Halloween.

Eye, eye, eye what have we got here? One of the most bizarre items ever to be seized at customs was found at Stansted Airport and comprised of 10 human eye balls floating in a jam jar.

The Mask! No, not the movie. Illegal weapons are often confiscated items at Customs, but not always with such ridiculous masks which were seized by the Swiss border control.

That must have fashion garment ‘The Pigeon Pants’? Live pigeons were stuffed into the tights of a man, at Melbourne International Airport. He was a carrier pigeon or saw it a stool pigeon?  

The Real drug mule! One of 200 cement yard statues shaped like a donkey seized by U.S. Customs. The culprits were jailed for just being an ass!

Something fishy going on! A woman on a flight from Singapore to Melbourne had 51 live tropical fish hidden in a specially designed apron under her skirt. Customs officers became suspicious after hearing strange noises coming from the vicinity of her waist. 

Stick em up! A gun totting stuffed armadillo was sent to Australia from Texas as a gift but it was confiscated for breaching Australia's strict laws on wildlife importation. Bad taste should have been enough of a reason not allowing it into the country!

Have you ever sniffed out anything bizarre?