Thursday, February 11, 2016

Passenger stopped by airport staff after attempting to bring cow pat into New Zealand

A passenger who carried cow faeces on an 11 hour flight found himself in a sticky situation when it was seized by security.
The man, who had just arrived at Auckland Airport in New Zealand following a lengthy flight from Malaysia, attempted to bring the dung into the country.
Heading to the 'something to declare' desk, the traveller told Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) that he had 'commercially packaged dung' in his luggage.
The faeces was flown over to the country for a ritual burning ceremony at a Hindu temple in Otahuhu.
Cow pats, which contain gas that is rich in methane, have been used in rural areas of India and Pakistan to light fires for centuries.
New Zealand's MPI said the discovery was one of the 'more unusual biosecurity finds so far this year'.
Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, Dave Sims, MPI's Auckland Airport manager, said: 'Cows pats are now a commercial product. There's even a website selling them and some customers want gift wrapping.
'In this case, the passenger did the right thing by declaring the cow pat.'
10/02/16 Georgia Diebelius/Mail Online
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