There's no limit to what travelers will attempt to bring with them. Case in point, authorities in Singapore discovered four live kittens concealed in a man's pants as he attempted to enter the country from Malaysia last week.
The 45-year-old male was busted at the Tuas vehicle checkpoint on January 2 after a suspicious bulge and his noisy pets gave him away.
"Trying to get past fur-midable officers? Impawsible," the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) joked in a Facebook post over the weekend. "Officers were prompted to conduct further checks when they heard 'meowing' sounds coming from a bulge in his pants."
According to ICA, the case was referred to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) for investigation. The kittens are currently under the care and quarantine of AVA.
"Smuggled animals are of unknown health status and may introduce exotic diseases, such as rabies, to Singapore," ICA warned. "Under the Animals and Birds Act, the importation of any animals or live birds into Singapore without a license is illegal and carries a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine, imprisonment for up to a year, or both."
The incident comes one month after U.S. Customs and Border Protection at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport caught a passenger attempting to smuggle 70 live birds in his carry-on.
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