Posted1 August 2022, 08:47
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AustraliaHe receives a hefty fine for importing two McMuffins
A man was unmasked by a sniffer dog at Darwin Customs. He will have to pay more than 1,956 euros, Australia being very strict in terms of importing meat, for sanitary reasons.
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It was the sniffer dog Zinta who sniffed out the McMuffins and the ham croissant being smuggled into Australia’s Darwin airport.
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A traveler arriving in Australia from Indonesia has been fined almost US$2,000 (just over 1,956 euros) after he was caught with two McMuffins and a ham croissant in his backpack by border guards.
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Sniffer dog Zinta was quick to sniff out sandwiches being smuggled into Darwin airport in Australia, earning the traveler a hefty fine, authorities said on Monday. “It will be the most expensive McDonald’s meal this passenger has ever had” in his life, said Agriculture Minister Murray Watt.
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On alert
Australia has very strict biosecurity legislation to protect the country’s important agricultural industry from potential pests or diseases. Australian authorities are currently on high alert following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, and all meat imports from that country are being monitored.
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This disease poses no risk to humans, but remains a serious and highly contagious viral disease for livestock. The amount of the fine is equivalent to the cost of 567 McMuffins in Sydney, or several return flights to Bali, Indonesia.
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(AFP)
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