The most outrageous things people tried to get through customs this year

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Travel is stressful — even unbearable at times.

But some travelers don't make it easy on themselves.

Take, for example, the travelers who tried to get any one of the bizarre items in the following photographs through customs.

Keep scrolling to see the strangest items the border force officers at Heathrow Airport confiscated in 2017.

The UK doesn't allow travelers to bring endangered species into the country.

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While this rule is stated clearly on the UK government's website, that hasn't stopped travelers from attempting to get a number of animal products into the country.

Everything from crocodile heads to monkey skulls sit in the custom house near Heathrow Airport in London.