With customs rules and regulations varying from country to country, it’s sometimes unclear what passengers are allowed to take on holiday. But surely this lot knew it was a long shot!
A list of the strangest items to be detained at customs, revealed by The Telegraph, includes tens of thousands of dried caterpillars, seized at Gatwick Airport from a 22-year-old man claiming they were for personal consumption.
Other items included a gun-toting stuffed Armadillo sent from Australia to Texas, which never made it to its final destination due to Australia’s strict regulations on animal deportation. And a lady from Sweden, who reportedly tried to smuggle 75 snakes through customs in her bra, was only caught out after repeatedly scratching her chest.
