Top 10 most unusual customs finds

The work of a customs officer is full of surprises - sometimes across the border trying to carry absolutely extraordinary things. We will tell about them in today's top ten.

Of course, more often at the border reveal illegal smuggling, weapons or drugs, but there are, for example, eyeballs, dried insects or skulls. Introducing Top 10 most unusual finds of customs officers .

10. Dried caterpillars

Tens of thousands of dried insects were packed in plastic bags and burlap at British Gatwick airport. A 22-year-old flight passenger from the West African country of Burkina Faso was trying to bring caterpillars to Britain.

9. Greek statues

Several statues dating back to the 6th century BC were seized in Greek customs from the luggage of the tourist. Presumably, the statues were stolen from excavations near Corinth.

8. Cakes with a stuffing of money

At the German customs in 2012, a load of sandy pastries with a filling was seized. Inside each tube with cream was inserted a tightly folded note of considerable denomination.

7. Skeleton

Two Italian women were detained at the Munich airport, in the suitcase of which an X-ray scan revealed the presence of a human skeleton. Women explained that the skeleton belongs to a family member who died in Brazil, but dreamed of being buried in Italy. For the unusual cargo, accompanying documents were presented.

6. Egyptian sarcophagus

A passenger carrying a Egyptian sarcophagus aged 3,000 years was detained at Miami airport. It turned out that Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, returned to his homeland stolen a hundred years ago a sarcophagus.

5. Reptiles

In 2009, a 24-year-old passenger was arrested at Sydney airport, who was trying to take four snakes and about a dozen live lizards from the country, packing animals in a normal suitcase.

4. Skulls

At the Greek customs, the luggage of two American tourists was detained, in which six human skulls were discovered. Tourists claimed that skulls were bought in a souvenir shop, and buyers were sure that they were not real.

3. Eyeballs

In 2007, at Stansted Airport, 10 eyeballs were found in the luggage of one of the passengers, who were swimming in a jam jar. Fortunately, my eyes were not real.

2. Bulbs with cocaine

At the London airport of Heathrow, an African prince was detained, in the luggage of which were found hollowed out bulbs, stuffed with cocaine for 163 thousand pounds. Such an unusual way of transporting in odorous bulbs had to confuse the dogs involved in the search for drugs.

1. Rare animals

In the luggage of a passenger from the United Arab Emirates flying a flight from Bangkok-Dubai, Thai customs officers found four young leopards, a Malay Beef Bear, a baby Barnacle Gibbon, a black-crested marmelle, two macaques and an Asian black bear.