MIAMI, Fla. (WLS) -- A Florida man was arrested after he tried smuggling live birds in his pants, officials said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said he concealed six exotic birds in a fanny pack and three more in his groin area.
Agents arrested him at Miami International Airport on Jan. 9 after he got off a flight from Cuba to Florida.
It is a violation of federal law to smuggle live animals into the U.S.