A woman was recently apprehended by the cops in New Zealand for trying to smuggle close to a thousand plants including cactus into the country from China.

That's a LOT of plants.

How did she attempt to do it?

She packed the cactuses and succulents into stockings and strapped them to her body. Ouch!

Couldn't get past the police dogs

Unfortunately for her, the security dogs at the airport managed to sniff her out.

A whole range of plants including eight endangered and threatened species of cacti.

According to AFP, Wenqing (Wendy) Li, 38, from Aukland was eventually brought to court and pleaded guilty to breaching strict biosecurity laws by attempting to smuggle in the plants in March 2019.

She was sentenced to 12 months intensive supervision and 100 hours of community work.

"She strapped stockings containing 947 succulents and cacti on to her body and attempted to smuggle them into the country,"

"The cacti included eight endangered and threatened species. The plants were worth over NZ$10,000 (RM29,211.56)," said the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries via a statement.

"This sentencing serves as a good reminder that anyone who smuggles plants or other endangered species into New Zealand can expect to be prosecuted," he said.

That's quite a lot of money but don't even try doing this boys and girls.

Woman Tries Smuggling Close To 1,000 Plants Including Cactuses By Strapping Them To Her Body

Couldn't get past the police dogs