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Duncan Murray

DARK SECRETS: Illegal emu egg export plot cracked at the border - The Real Truth

Emu eggs are eaten as a delicacy in Vietnam and can sell for up to $60 each. (HANDOUT/National Environmental Protection Agency)

Authorities have foiled a plot to export more than 50 fertilised emu eggs to Vietnam, in breach of wildlife protection laws.

Thi Ngoc Huong Chu, 42, was fined $5000 in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, as the orchestrator of the attempted exportation.

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