Man, this guy was literally prairie doggin' it all the way through the security line. Not to mention the two otters!
Seriously, this is a real story. Animal smuggling is a huge deal in Asia, especially from Thailand into China. Don't ask me why, I'm just here to report the details.
According to Newsflare, the 22-year-old man was traveling from Bangkok to Taipei, Taiwan, on Thai Airways flight 632 on December 5. Prior to arriving at BKK and checking in for his flight, the traveler bought the animals from a market in Bangkok and crammed them underneath his pants. Going through the international outbound zone 2 passenger security checkpoint, staff reportedly raised concerns about the man's "unusually large package" that was moving below his waist, prompting them to notify colleagues operating the X-ray machines.
Bangkok — kinda the perfect setting for this, because, I mean, why in the world would a guy put two otters and a prairie dog that close to his goods without expecting any trouble?
My favorite part of this whole story:
They stopped the passenger and held him for scans, which revealed the live critters teetering around under his pants. Officers then pulled the man aside to conduct a strip search and discovered the two Asian small-clawed otters and a prairie dog concealed in black socks and taped beneath the man's designer boxer shorts.
Bro, they actually scanned him and saw the critters crawling around in his underwear.
And this is what they found:
Again, what in the world was this guy thinking?!?!
Eventually, dude was arrested and charged with violating sections of Thailand's Customs Act, Animal Epidemics Act, and Animal Conservation and Protection Act. The animals were handed over to Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
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