American Backpacker Flips in Court Over Gold-Plated Gun
A Floridian pleaded guilty in an Australian court on Wednesday after they were caught attempting to smuggle a 24-karat gold-plated gun Down Under—and they did a backflip before entering their plea.
Liliana Goodson, who uses they/them pronouns, said they were on their way to a “clown institute in Sydney” when they were stopped at Sydney Airport with a Colt .45-style pistol and ammunition in their luggage in May 2023, reported the Daily Mail. Goodson also shared that they were carrying a “cat spine, squirrel feet and rabbit pee,” according to the Mail.
“When I got over here the gun was not even in the back of my mind at all,” the 29-year-old reportedly told the Australian Border Force, according to 9 News. “I did not remember... my memory failed me.”