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Updated Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:53 pm TWN, AP

Man with lizards tied to chest caught at L.A. airport

LOS ANGELES -- Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S. Customs agents found two geckos, two monitor lizards and 11 skinks — another type of lizard — fastened to his body Tuesday. Plank has been released on US$10,000 bond and will be arraigned in federal court on Dec. 21. Authorities say the lizards' value totals more than US$8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated and Plank did not have a permit for them.

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