Post by robeiae on Dec 3, 2017 9:34:56 GMT -5
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-42183783
Unknown? What, were the roaches booked on a later flight???
Customs officials at a Chinese airport had a nasty surprise when they opened a couple's luggage and discovered it contained hundreds of live cockroaches, it's reported.
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"There was a white plastic bag with lots of black items moving inside," security guard Xu Yuyu told Kankan News.
"One of the staff opened their luggage and a roach crawled out of it. She almost cried," Ms Xu added.
When asked why they were transporting the cockroaches, the husband told officials that they were an ointment for his wife's skin.
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The fate of the cockroaches is unknown...
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"There was a white plastic bag with lots of black items moving inside," security guard Xu Yuyu told Kankan News.
"One of the staff opened their luggage and a roach crawled out of it. She almost cried," Ms Xu added.
When asked why they were transporting the cockroaches, the husband told officials that they were an ointment for his wife's skin.
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The fate of the cockroaches is unknown...
