Woman snagged at airport for packing banana plants in her underwear

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10-25-2008 @ 5:30PM

nzm said...

As island countries, Australia and New Zealand have very strict regulations about what's allowed and what's not, and certainly plants of any kind are not permitted unless they have been sprayed or quarantined.

Don't even think about bringing in the apple that you brought onto the plane and forgot to eat - that will bring you an instant $200 fine. The sniffer dogs in the airports are trained to hunt for illegal food items more than they are for narcotics!

As a NZer who has travelled to Europe on many occasions, I'm still amazed at what's allowed through as I'm so used to entering NZ and Oz and having no food and plant items in my luggage.

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