BERLIN — A man tried to sneak three tortoises into Germany by trying to pass them off as a bunch of pastries—let's just say it was a turtle disaster. <br />According to the Potsdam main customs office, officials stopped the 69-year-old man on March 2, who had just arrived from Cairo, Egypt at Schönefeld Airport in Berlin.<br />According to the Local, it appears the man wanted to leave the security area without declaring anything, but when customs officers shell-ected to look at his bag, they found something peculiar. <br />Customs officials discovered what looked like a box of pastries, or that's what the box said at least. <br />When officers asked the man what they were, he said it was chocolate. <br />However, the authorities were shell shocked when they found three Moroccan tortoises inside instead. <br />Since the animals are protected by the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, they were confiscated. <br />The customs office said further investigations will be carried out by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.
