Man Fined For Hiding His Salami - Democratic Underground

matcom

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Thu Dec-23-04 07:37 AM
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Man Fined For Hiding His Salami

yes, that is the ACTUAL title :D

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A SWISS student is counting the cost of hiding a sausage, after being charged under Australia's strict quarantine laws and fined $4,000 in a Perth court.

Dylan Pascal Graves, a Swiss national studying English in Western Australia, was nabbed carrying a salami at Perth International Airport in November after a routine search by Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) officers.

After declaring twice he was not carrying any food, officers found the 400 grams of salami in his luggage via an x-ray scan.

When asked why he had not declared the salami, he replied he had intended to eat it.

Perth magistrate Graeme Calder yesterday fined Graves $4000 on the charges of knowingly making a misleading statement to an officer, and knowingly importing a prohibited food into the country.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11767965%255E13762,00.html

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Thu Dec-23-04 07:41 AM
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1. Damn You! I was just coming to post this story :) n/t

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matcom

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Thu Dec-23-04 07:41 AM
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2. DOH!

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Cooley Hurd

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Thu Dec-23-04 07:41 AM
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3. Wow! And I thought it was a game...

"Hide the Salami."

I tried everything when I was a teenager. Spin the Bottle, Truth or Dare, Hide the Salami...:D

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matcom

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Thu Dec-23-04 08:11 AM
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4. stick it in the taco

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matcom

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Thu Dec-23-04 09:23 AM
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5. kick

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NewJeffCT

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Thu Dec-23-04 09:27 AM
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6. Best Headline Ever

I think that even beats out the infamous NY Post headline, "Headless Body in Topless Bar"

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matcom

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Thu Dec-23-04 10:03 AM
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7. heh

i remember that one :D

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NewJeffCT

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Thu Dec-23-04 10:10 AM
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8. you were probably there

Edited on Thu Dec-23-04 10:10 AM by NewJeffCT

At least from what I've heard...

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AlCzervik

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Thu Dec-23-04 10:11 AM
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9. Carl Spackler lives!

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