03/31/07
--------- Is that Nine Parrots in Your Coat or... ----------

BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia - Russian authorities arrested a
woman at an airport after nine rare parrots were found
hidden under her coat. Denisa Mrazova was stopped by a
customs officer who noticed her coat moving at an airport
in Blagoveshchensk, Ananova reported Thursday. She had
arrived in Blagoveshchensk on a flight from China. Officers
said the beaks of the birds had been taped shut to prevent
them from making sounds but they could be seen squirming
under Mrazova's heavy coat. She was ordered to remove the
coat and the nine birds were found strapped to her body.
Ananova reported the birds were placed in quarantine