Spanish Man Fined and Banned From Australia for Bringing Undeclared Meat and Cheese

Arriving passengers at the Qantas Domestic terminal in Perth, Australia on Feb. 5, 2022. Paul Kane/Getty Images

A 20-year-old Spanish traveller has copped a $3,300 (USD$2,305) fine and had his visa cancelled—one of Australia’s toughest biosecurity infringements to date—after being caught bringing undeclared raw meat and cheese into Australia.

The man became the first person to receive this tough of a fine for bringing a kilogram of raw pork meat and cheese in his luggage without declaring it. Previously, the same infringement was $2,664.