An Italian Visited Florida, and Became a “Florida Man”

An Italian Visited Florida, and Became a "Florida Man"
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This just goes to show that “Florida Man”-syndrome is CONTAGIOUS.

 

 

An Italian man visited Florida recently, and was arrested after returning home, when the authorities discovered the head of an endangered crocodile hidden in his luggage.  That’s not cool . . . in Italy, at least.

 

 

According to the report, “The reptile’s head had been dried and wrapped in ordinary wrapping paper, thus evading security in the [U.S.].”

 

 

Border authorities in Italy seized the head and placed the passenger under investigation for allegedly “smuggling a specimen belonging to a protected species without the proper certificate or license.”

 

 

If convicted, the man could face a fine of $23,000 to $230,000 . . . and a prison term of six months to a year.

 

 

For what it’s worth, endangered crocodile heads aren’t always “illegal” in Florida.  But you have to go through the proper channels.

 

 

(UPI / The Guardian)

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