A South Korean man has been arrested after trying to fly out of Peru’s capital with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to his body. The suspected smuggler concealed more than 300 spiders, around 100 centipedes and nine stinging bullet ants in small plastic bags at Lima Airport, according to reports. 

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‘Spider smuggler’ straps hundreds of tarantulas to his body

A 28-year-old was man detained in Lima, accused of trying to transport endangered spiders, centipedes and ants from Peru to South Korea.

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Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body in Peru

Peruvian authorities arrested a 28-year-old South Korean man for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas, centipedes and bullet ants out of the South American country.

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Man held in Peru over bid to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas

A suspected spider smuggler has been caught in Peru with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to his body while he was leaving the capital city. The South Korean...

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In addition to the spiders, the South Korean traveler also had 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants in containers taped to his body, Peruvian authorities said.

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Man caught trying to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas on a plane

The 28-year-old was detained as he travelled through airport security in Peru (Credits: Reuters) A suspected spider smuggler has been arrested after allegedly strapping hundreds of tarantulas to his body as he walked through airport security. The unnamed 28-year-old South Korean was detained at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima after officers noticed he had a peculiar ‘swollen stomach’. Concealed beneath his jumper were 300 tarantulas, …

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Spider smuggler arrested after police found 300 tarantulas strapped to his body

A South Korean man was arrested in Peru for allegedly attempting to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas and centipedes on a flight back to Korea.  The 28-year-old Korean citizen, who was not named by Peruvian officials, attempted to smuggle 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants from Peru, but was caught at the Jorge Chávez […]

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Man arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas and centipedes on flight

The suspected smuggler concealed more than 300 spiders, around 100 centipedes and nine stinging bullet ants

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'Spider smuggler' arrested at airport with hundreds of tarantulas taped to body

A South Korean man (28) has been arrested in Peru for trying to smuggle more than 300 tarantulas out of the country. He had tied the animals to his body, but was betrayed by "conspicuous lumps" around his stomach.

Een Zuid-Koreaanse man (28) is in Peru opgepakt, omdat hij onder meer ruim 300 vogelspinnen het land uit probeerde te smokkelen. Hij had de dieren allemaal vastgebonden aan zijn lichaam, maar werd verraden door “opvallende bobbels” rondom zijn buik.

Man met 300 vogelspinnen vastgebonden aan lichaam opgepakt op luchthaven: verraden door “opvallende bobbels”

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Man with 300 tarantulas tied to body arrested at airport: Betrayed by 'conspicuous bumps'

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Airport security stopped the smuggler, who was also carrying nine bullet ants illegally taken from the Amazon rainforestgob.pe One of the 320 tarantulasAuthorities arrested a man in Peru after his bulging clothes gave him — and the hundreds of tarantulas strapped to his body — away, as he attempted to leave the country with them.Security officials at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport stopped the alleged smuggler, a 28-year-old South Kore…

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'Spider smuggler' arrested with hundreds of tarantulas taped to body as he tries to fly out of Peru

'Spider smuggler' arrested with hundreds of tarantulas taped to body as he tries to fly out of Peru

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