he lands with his meal bought at McDonald’s in his backpack, $2,000 fine

The addition is salty. At Darwin airport, a traveler arriving in Australia from Indonesia was fined 2,664 Australian dollars (1,820 euros) after being caught with his meal bought at McDonald’s in his backpack. His menu: two McMuffins and a ham croissant. “It will be the most expensive McDonald’s meal this passenger has ever had” of his life,” said Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt.

Australia has very strict biosecurity legislation to protect the country’s important agricultural industry from potential pests or diseases. Australian authorities are currently on high alert following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, and all meat imports from that country are being checked. This disease poses no risk to humans, but remains a serious and highly contagious viral disease for livestock.