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Can you imagine receiving a fine at the airport for more than one lakh rupees?
In a case, a traveller at an airport in Australia was forced to pay a sizable fine of about 1.46 lakh after she neglected to submit a few food items to customs after arrival.
She was required to pay $2,664 Australian dollars or ₹ 1.46 lakh in Indian currency. She paid a hefty price for her small mistake. A ham croissant and two egg and beef sausage McMuffins were among the food items she had with her.
Undeclared Food Items At Customs Can Cost You A Huge Amount
There have been numerous cases of individuals paying significant fines in the past for failing to register food at customs after landing. However, this occurred at Australia’s Darwin Airport.
According to reports, a biosecurity detector dog found the food items. The biosecurity detector dog was able to identify a ham croissant and two egg and beef sausage McMuffins with the traveller after she flew in from Bali, Indonesia.
According to the administration, the food that was discovered with the passenger was examined before being destroyed later. The passenger was fined due to the new biosecurity guidelines in Australia after Indonesia reported a Foot and Mouth disease outbreak.
Why Is The Fine So Expensive?
Following the foot & mouth disease epidemic in Bali, Australia has implemented strict regulations.
Australia has implemented stringent measures to stop the spread; failing to comply with them would result in hefty fines.
Bali is also a trendy vacation spot for visitors from Australia.
Senator Murray Watt said, “This fine is twice as much as a flight to Bali, but I have no sympathy for anyone who disregard Australia’s stringent biosecurity laws, and recent detections demonstrate you will be caught.”
According to the press statement, the passenger was issued a 12-unit infringement notice for failing to declare probable high biosecurity risk items and presenting false and misleading paperwork.
“Australia is free of FMD, and we want it to remain so”, added Watt.
Foot and Mouth disease outbreak in Bali
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread like wildfire since the first case was reported in Indonesia at the beginning of May; as of August 4, there have been about 459,000 cases.
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Experts claim that efforts to stop the spread of the disease have been hampered by a lack of vaccines and the fragmented character of Indonesia’s cattle business. The sickness is predicted to cost the Indonesian economy US$1.37 billion annually.
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