Over 3,000 Tarantulas Seized in Two Germans' Luggage and One Pole at Peru Airport
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LIMA (AP) — More than 3,000 tarantulas, including some of the largest species in the Amazon, were seized at Peru’s largest airport after being found hidden in the luggage of two Germans and a Polish...
A massive smuggling operation failed. A Pole and two Germans were detained at an airport in Peru after attempting to smuggle out over 3,000 tarantulas, including some of the largest species in the Amazon.
They planned to smuggle unusual souvenirs out of Peru, but their journey ended in handcuffs. At the Lima airport, local authorities detained a Polish man and two German citizens. When officers opened their luggage, they found thousands of living specimens from the deepest reaches of the Amazon.
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - More than 3,000 tarantulas, including thousands of hatchlings, were seized by Peruvian authorities at the country's largest international airport as three European citizens were preparing to board a flight to Germany.
LIMA.— More than 3,000 tarantulas, including some of the largest species in the Amazon, were seized at Peru’s most important airport after being found hidden in the luggage of two Germans and a Pole who intended to travel to Germany, authorities reported. In a statement, the National Forest and Wildlife Service [...]
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