Peregrine falcons born in police custody after smuggling swoop

Eleven rare peregrine falcons were born in custody after police managed to stop a man smuggling their eggs out of the country.



Officers from West Midlands Police kept the eggs warm on a computer terminal at Birmingham International Airport until a police wildlife rescue unit arrived.

Eleven of the 14 eggs recovered by officers from the force's Counter-Terrorism Unit hatched.



The birds will now be returned to the wild.