Jetting off abroad can be pricey at the best of times - but one traveller found themselves forking out the cost of their plane ticket three times over after a McDonald’s meal landed them a hefty fine.
The tourist had landed at Darwin Airport in Australia after travelling from Bali when the undeclared breakfast , including two sausage and egg McMuffins, hot cakes and a ham croissant, was sniffed out in their luggage by a detection dog. Not only was the food quickly seized, but the hungry traveller was handed a $2,664AUD infringement notice - equivalent to just over £1,500, The Mirror reports.
Australia has strict rules in place when it comes to bringing in food to help stop diseases getting into the country. The McDonald’s was taken away to be tested for foot and mouth disease, an outbreak of which is currently spreading through Indonesia and Bali, before being destroyed, according to Australian news site 9News .
