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Smuggler jailed for £70k peregrine falcon egg theft

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Continue reading the main story Lendrum was arrested at Birmingham International Airport while waiting for a flight Egg smuggler was 'wildlife criminal' A man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting attempting to smuggle rare bird eggs out of Britain. Jeffrey Lendrum, 48, from York Close, Towcester, Northamptonshire, was found in possession of 14 peregrine falcon eggs when he was detained on 3 May. He was arrested at Birmingham Airport as he waited for a flight to Dubai. Lendrum was caught with the eggs, valued at £70,000 on the black market, strapped to his body after he was seen acting suspiciously by a cleaner. The former member of the Rhodesian SAS had...

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