Customs catch driver smuggling live pigeons in socks

Published date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:16:33 +0700

This is the moment a driver is caught with five live pigeons hidden in his socks by customs officers as he tried to smuggle them across the border.

The birds were discovered during a customs inspection in the cab of a freight vehicle at Ubylinka checkpoint on Russia's border with Latvia.

	Russia
	04/12/2025
	Partner Agency
	VRP173738
	Duration: 00:10
	Format: Horizontal
	Rating: News safe
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