(CNN) — shopper learned an expensive lesson when her $19,000 alligator-skin handbag was destroyed by customs officials in Australia because it entered the country without the correct import license. The Australian Border Force (ABF) seized the Saint Laurent bag, bought online from a boutique in France, at a cargo depot in Perth, Western Australia in January. The buyer had spent 26,313 Australian dollars on the handbag, according to the Australian government. Speaking about the incident, Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley warned importers that they must have the correct permits to bring certain products into the country. A Canadian gray wolf pelt is among the items recently seized by ABF officers in Perth.

Source: CNN September 04, 2020 12:00 UTC