BIG_DADDY
08-08-2007, 11:34 AM
He is incarcerated? LMAO
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_13561.aspx
There are all kinds of things you know you can't take on board an airplane. Knives and box cutters are out, of course. So are most liquids. And then there are monkeys. Yes, monkeys. A man is in hot water after successfully smuggling one of the small furry creatures onboard a flight out of New York's La Guardia Airport - under his hat.
The incident actually started in Lima, Peru, when the passenger got on board a flight with the fist-sized animal, before landing in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and then making a connecting stop in the Big Apple. He managed to get on that plane and it took off, but those around him soon noticed something odd sticking out of his hat. "Other passengers asked the man if he knew he had a monkey on him," deadpans Spirit Airlines spokesperson Alison Russell. Once the discovery was made, the creature was allowed out of its chapeau prison and sat on the flyer's lap very well behaved.
The tiny monkey, called a marmoset (like the one pictured top left) normally lives in forests and consumes insects and fruit. And with the U.S. terror alerts ongoing, questions are emerging about how the man managed to sneak such an obvious bit of contraband past customs officials at two American airports. The traveller has been taken into custody, although it's not clear if any charges will be laid.
As for the furry illegal alien, he's in quarantine for the next month while officials check him for signs of disease. It's expected he'll end up being housed in a U.S. zoo. Which should teach his would-be owner not to monkey around with authorities.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_13561.aspx
There are all kinds of things you know you can't take on board an airplane. Knives and box cutters are out, of course. So are most liquids. And then there are monkeys. Yes, monkeys. A man is in hot water after successfully smuggling one of the small furry creatures onboard a flight out of New York's La Guardia Airport - under his hat.
The incident actually started in Lima, Peru, when the passenger got on board a flight with the fist-sized animal, before landing in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and then making a connecting stop in the Big Apple. He managed to get on that plane and it took off, but those around him soon noticed something odd sticking out of his hat. "Other passengers asked the man if he knew he had a monkey on him," deadpans Spirit Airlines spokesperson Alison Russell. Once the discovery was made, the creature was allowed out of its chapeau prison and sat on the flyer's lap very well behaved.
The tiny monkey, called a marmoset (like the one pictured top left) normally lives in forests and consumes insects and fruit. And with the U.S. terror alerts ongoing, questions are emerging about how the man managed to sneak such an obvious bit of contraband past customs officials at two American airports. The traveller has been taken into custody, although it's not clear if any charges will be laid.
As for the furry illegal alien, he's in quarantine for the next month while officials check him for signs of disease. It's expected he'll end up being housed in a U.S. zoo. Which should teach his would-be owner not to monkey around with authorities.