Police Arrest Woman on ‘Outstanding Matters’, Find Koala in Her Bag

Police Arrest Woman on ‘Outstanding Matters’, Find Koala in Her Bag
A koala peeks out form the top of a bag at the Upper Mount Gravatt Police station in Brisbane, Australia, after it was found in the bag carried by a woman who was being arrested. Queensland Police via AP
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SYDNEY—Australian police have made an unusual find while searching the bag of a woman who was being arrested: a baby koala.

Police in Brisbane said that when they asked the 50-year-old woman if she had anything to declare Sunday night, she handed over a zipped canvas bag that she said contained a baby koala.

Senior Constable Rio Law holds a koala at the Upper Mount Gravatt Police station in Brisbane, Australia, after it was found in a bag carried by a woman who was being arrested. (Queensland Police via AP)
Senior Constable Rio Law holds a koala at the Upper Mount Gravatt Police station in Brisbane, Australia, after it was found in a bag carried by a woman who was being arrested. Queensland Police via AP