Egg smuggler up before the beak.
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The Guardian said:
A serial "wildlife criminal" was sentenced today to 30 months in jail after he was caught trying to smuggle rare peregrine falcon eggs out of Britain.
Jeffrey Lendrum, 48, was caught in May after arousing suspicions when a cleaner saw him dashing in and out of the shower in the Emirates' business class lounge at Birmingham international airport.
He was found to have 14 of the eggs bound in socks and strapped to his body with bandages to keep them warm. The eggs, worth £70,000, were destined for the black market in Dubai where falconry is a national sport....
Jeffrey Lendrum, 48, was caught in May after arousing suspicions when a cleaner saw him dashing in and out of the shower in the Emirates' business class lounge at Birmingham international airport.
He was found to have 14 of the eggs bound in socks and strapped to his body with bandages to keep them warm. The eggs, worth £70,000, were destined for the black market in Dubai where falconry is a national sport....
Shell we crack on with the jokes then...
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