Galahgate: Indonesian bird nappers fly free as Tony Abbott refuses to ruffle feathers | thetelegraph.com.au
INDONESIAN military officials caught trying to smuggle galahs and parrots on a plane Australia had gifted the island nation were allegedly let off because customs staff deemed it \”government-related\”.
A Sydney bird store owner who on Wednesday sold the galahs to the Indonesians last night made the claim after an Indonesian national received only a warning when caught trying to leave the country in a decommissioned C-130 Hercules aircraft.