Michael Plank must not be a PopFi reader. After all, the 40-year-old man was caught attempting to smuggle lizards into Los Angeles from Australia by having the 15 lizards or various types (two monitor lizards, two geckos, and 11 skinks) taped to his chest and was undoubtedly surprised when he was caught by customs officials. Didn’t he hear about the guy in Norway who tried to sneak around with bags of lizards taped to his chest? If it won’t work the first time, how’s it going to work now that everyone is wise to it?
It’s not, that’s how. I don’t get this sudden rash of body-smuggling wild animals. I mean, I can understand sneaking back a bottle of wine or something, but who in their right mind decides to tape $8500 worth of lizards to his chest and hop on a plane? Is there that much of an underground market for all things lizard?
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