By James Rush A Russian man caught trying to smuggle two exotic birds from China to Singapore in his trousers claimed he was trying to protect them from the smog. Nahum Pokrovskii, 43, was caught boarding a plane at Guangzhou airport with the birds in his trousers. He was arrested after customs officials spotted a bulge and discovered two birds hidden behind white cloth sewn into the lining of his trousers. A Russian man said he was trying to protect two exotic birds from air pollution after he was caught trying to smuggle them out of China in his trousers. Pictured is one of the birds
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Nahum Pokrovskii caught boarding a plane with two birds in his trousers
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He was allegedly trying to smuggle the birds from China to Singapore
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Claimed he was trying to protect the birds from the polluted air in China
@placeholder's huge surge in industrial activity in recent years, as well as poor pollution controls, has led to many areas being affected by air pollution.