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Man caught at Texas-Mexico border smuggling birds in pants
The "Award Winning" Corpus Christi Caller-Times ^
| March 30, 2012 at 7:15 a.m.
Posted on 03/30/2012 10:19:32 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
DEL RIO — A Texas man caught trying to smuggle baby parrots back from Mexico by putting the birds in his pants has been fined more than $2,600.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Thursday that agents in Del Rio also confiscated 56 blades that are used for cockfighting. Authorities said the 33-year-old man is from the West Texas town of Comanche but did not release his name.
Birds cannot be brought across the border due to concerns of spreading disease.
The small, green parrots were found Sunday in the man's pockets and in his backpack.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: boosting; napl; stuffinpants; thingsinpants
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To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:21:46 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
To: Paleo Conservative
Is that a woodpecker in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:22:14 AM PDT
by
Tex-Con-Man
(T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
To: SwinneySwitch; Clemenza
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Thursday that agents in Del Rio also confiscated 56 blades that are used for cockfighting. I thought of something to say, but I don't want to get banned from Free Republic.
To: Paleo Conservative
Must have thought he needed more than one “pecker”....
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:24:04 AM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: Paleo Conservative
This sounds like cruelty to animals.
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:25:09 AM PDT
by
exit82
(Democrats are the enemies of freedom. Be Andrew Breitbart.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Is there still a Mangled Genitals ping list?
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:28:51 AM PDT
by
starlifter
(Pullum sapit)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:30:03 AM PDT
by
moovova
(Comments at FreeRepublic are WAY MORE interesting than the articles.)
To: Paleo Conservative
so many ways to go with this.
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:32:06 AM PDT
by
Jaded
(Really? Seriously?)
To: Paleo Conservative
so many ways to go with this.
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:32:06 AM PDT
by
Jaded
(Really? Seriously?)
To: Paleo Conservative
All your baby parrots are belong to us.
To: moovova
To: Tex-Con-Man
IATHTSMJ:
In After The Happy To See Me Joke.
“Before” would take some fast typing!
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:40:49 AM PDT
by
ArmstedFragg
(hoaxy dopey changey)
To: Paleo Conservative
Male of the species: Balled Eagle.
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:42:45 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
To: Paleo Conservative
"Birds cannot be brought across the border due to concerns of spreading disease."
Are we shooting them down if they fly across?
To: mikey_hates_everything
But it’s ok for the people crossing to spread disease.
To: Paleo Conservative
Adds a whole new meaning to “tweeting”.
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posted on
03/30/2012 10:55:18 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(It's time to WEAN the government off of our money.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Puffins?
Flycatchers?
Hummingbirds?
Harriers?
To: moovova
Did they also check for cockroaches?
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posted on
03/30/2012 11:02:01 AM PDT
by
bgill
To: Jaded
“smuggling birds in pants”
I want to know just how the smuggler persuaded those birds to wear pants. With a belt or braces? Who’s their tailor?
;^)
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posted on
03/30/2012 11:08:44 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("Deport all Muslims. Nuke Mecca now. Death to Islam means freedom for all mankind.")
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