Munich Airport: Customs officers search an Austrian's bum bag - and make a strange discovery

Customs officers checked an Austrian at Munich Airport. They also took a closer look at his fanny pack - and made an unexpected discovery.

• Customs officers examined an Austrian at Munich Airport.
• The 63-year-old's belly bag seemed suspicious to them.
• Rightly so, as it soon turned out.

Munich Airport - The customs officers at Munich Airport are used to a lot. Again and again people try to cheat objects past the officials when entering or passing through. In addition to drugs and other intoxicants, there are often curiosities. Objects made of ivory are often confiscated, which are prohibited in Germany due to their cruelty to animals. But the officials at the airport customs also accepted elephant feet and mountain lion heads. However, a capuchin monkey "Mally" became particularly famous. Its owner, none other than teen icon Justin Bieber, had no papers for the little primate and therefore left him in the care of customs officials in 2013.

Munich Airport: Customs officers control man - with animal results

Just as strange was the find that the officials made on Tuesday (February 25) in an Austrian's bum bag . The 63-year-old arrived at Munich Airport from his home country. From there he wanted to continue flying to Iceland.

When the man was checked, the airport customs officials noticed that there was something in his bum bag, which is why they also examined it. The officials finally found a Greek tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in their pocket. The cub was only seven centimeters tall and therefore no bigger than a clothes peg. However, the animal was unharmed and alive .

Customs officials discovered this little turtle at Munich Airport.

© Customs Munich

Munich Airport: Turtle in a bum bag - violation of the law

"The Greek tortoise is protected according to the species protection regulations," said Marie Müller, spokeswoman for the main customs office in Munich. The animal was therefore confiscated and given for appropriate care.

The 63-year-old Austrian was allowed to continue his trip to Iceland. But without his animal companion . Why he had the little turtle with him and why he stowed it in his bum bag of all things, the 63-year-old gave no further information before he left.

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