Oscar Winner Fights Fine for Fruit Smuggle

Society | March 17, 2005, Thursday // 00:00
Oscar Winner Fights Fine for Fruit Smuggle Double Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank, who played a boxer in Million Dollar Baby, when she defends charges of bringing fruit into New Zealand. Rather than pay an instant USD 187 fine, Swank decided to fight the charge. Photo by WN

Oscar winning actress Hillary Swank is reportedly fighting a USD 187 fine for illegally importing an apple and an orange into New Zealand.

The Million Dollar Baby actress has instructed lawyers to contest the instant fine imposed when she landed at Auckland airport with the fruit in her hand luggage on January 15.

New Zealand imposes automatic fines for importing fruit and other food that may bring in diseases that could damage its agricultural industries.

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