Saudi Customs Foil Bird Smuggling on Bahrain Border
Saudi customs agents have foiled an attempt to smuggle in almost 3,000 live "ornamental" birds from Bahrain, official media reported on Thursday.
"They were found hidden in three vehicles entering the kingdom" via the King Fahd Causeway from the island nation, the Saudi Press Agency said.
It said the 2,794 birds were of various types, but did not say if any arrests were made.
Saudi Arabia bans the import of all live birds, except hatching eggs and chicks for authorized projects. It culled millions of birds in 2007 after an outbreak of avian flu in the region.
Source: Agence France Presse
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