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Do you remember Lady Gaga’s meat dress from 2010? The famous singer appeared at an awards ceremony draped in flank steak to protest anti-gay policies in the United States. Intriguingly, the idea might have inspired, years later, smugglers trying to move meat from Georgia to Turkey.
On Nov. 15, several smugglers were caught crossing the border with 20 kilos (44 pounds) of raw meat wrapped around their chests, bellies and legs. In Georgia, if meat sells for $1.25 per kilo ($2.75 per pound), for example, the same amount costs $10 per kilo ($22 per pound) in Turkish markets. X-ray machines can't detect meat, so no one knows how much meat has been smuggled into Turkey in the past.
