Man Sneaks Live Crocodiles Onto Plane In Carry-On Bag

[matcom]

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MANILA, Philippines -- Airport security will take your pocket knife and your lighter, but somehow a man managed to get three live crocodiles in his carry-on bag.

Officials in Manila found the reptiles when Enrique Yu Castillo, 50, arrived on a flight from Cambodia. The man had declared he was carrying live fish in the carry-on.

Officials said the crocs were about a foot and a half long each. Authorities said they were tipped off that Castillo might try to sneak the endangered Siamese crocodiles into the country. .

The crocodiles are on an endangered species list and their importation is prohibited, airport manager Alfonso Cusi said in a statement.

He said charges were being readied against Castillo, while the reptiles were turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Castillo had earlier sought a permit to import the exotic animals but his application was denied, said Teddy Aguir, from the environment department's Wildlife Traffic Monitoring unit at the airport.

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[Deep13]

1. Was it an alligator bag?

[underpants]

2. CROCS ON A PLANE!!!!!!!!!

Someone had to

[fortyfeetunder]

3. Crikey!

in honor of the late Steve Irwin!