Passenger fined $1,874 after two undeclared McMuffins found in luggage

by 8DonCo Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:35 am

A passenger traveling from Bali, Indonesia to Australia has found themselves paying a hefty price for a McDonald's breakfast.

The unnamed traveler was handed a fine of 2,664 Australian dollars ($1,874) after two undeclared egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant were found in their luggage on arriving at Darwin Airport in the country's Northern Territory last week.

The incident came about days after Australian authorities brought in tough new biosecurity rules after a Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia spread to Bali, a popular destination for Australian tourists.

Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said a "range of undeclared risk products," including the fast food items, were detected in the passenger's rucksack by a biosecurity detector dog named Zinta.
"This will be the most expensive Maccas meal this passenger ever has," Murray Watt, minister for agriculture, fisheries and forestry, said in a statement.
"This fine is twice the cost of an airfare to Bali, but I have no sympathy for people who choose to disobey Australia's strict biosecurity measures, and recent detections show you will be caught."

by 8DonCo Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:36 am

Thằng Úc nầy chơi thẳng tay

Vu nầy tui có bị qua, tui nghĩ đơn giản là my lunch nhưng Customs họ không nghĩ vậy, food là food

by ga10 Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:57 am

Chắc họ mua để ăn trên máy bay nhưng rồi 0 ăn mà vứt thì thấy phí cho nên mang xuống máy bay và 0 nghỉ cần declared. Gà wonder có khi máy bay phát mấy gói cookies hay peanuts mình 0 ăn rồi bỏ vào backpack. Lúc declared 0 nhớ để viết xuống. Vậy cũng bị phạt sao?

by 8DonCo Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:04 am

Yes, law is the law

Tui bị vụ McDonald's rồi nhưng thằng Customs nó chỉ nói cho tui biết you have to do it, doesn't matter what

by ga10 Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:12 am

8DonCo wrote:Yes, law is the law

Tui bị vụ McDonald's rồi nhưng thằng Customs nó chỉ nói cho tui biết you have to do it, doesn't matter what

Vậy nếu tui declared "1 bag of chips, 1 bag of peanuts" rồi họ bắt quăng đi thì okay. Còn 0 khai mà họ lục ra thì phạt?

by 8DonCo Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:20 am

ga10 wrote:
8DonCo wrote:Yes, law is the law

Tui bị vụ McDonald's rồi nhưng thằng Customs nó chỉ nói cho tui biết you have to do it, doesn't matter what

Vậy nếu tui declared "1 bag of chips, 1 bag of peanuts" rồi họ bắt quăng đi thì okay. Còn 0 khai mà họ lục ra thì phạt?

thông thường họ OK không có bỏ nhưng mình phải nói là có food, sau nầy tui biết tui cầm trên tay họ hỏi tui nói có và đưa lên "here , my lunch"