Man caught smuggling live birds in pants, agents say

MIAMI –

Customs agents in Florida received an unusual surprise after they stopped a man on a flight from Cuba.

Agents arrested the man at Miami International Airport after they say he smuggled live birds in his pants.

Officials say the passenger was hiding six exotic birds in a fanny pack and three more in the groin area of his pants.

The birds were turned over to the Department of Agriculture's Miami Quarantine Station.