• Railison@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      Moreover, she declared on her landing card that she had no plant or animal material on her possession. Being a New Zealander she should know better. What an idiot.

    • stifle867@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      It was probably a lack of attention combined with a genuine mistake. She claims she slept through the flight. Lots of people are also unaware how strictly we deal with it and think they’ll be fine instead of fined. We have an entire TV show about it.

      I don’t want to be too harsh on her as it’s relatively minor and the fine amounted to 10% of their combined remaining life savings. It was her mistake.

      • Marin_Rider@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        there are signs all through the airport and she will be asked as well. she had opportunities to declare it

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        You aussies charged her $2,000 for a harmless cooked sandwich. It was too old to eat and just garbage by the time she arrived to Australia. Instead of simply tossing it…$2,000. Y’all suck.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      She’s 77 and she had probably planned to eat it on the flight. It was a cooked chicken sandwich. Think she planned on keeping it for like 6 hours in her purse?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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        1 year ago

        Armstrong said she packed the sandwich in her bag before the flight

        Yes, it sounds like she did.