Three arrested in Japan over suitcases stuffed with hermit crabs

3 Chinese men arrested in Japan after thousands of hermit crabs found in bags

The protected crustaceans are popular as pets in China, leading to an increase in smugglers trying to capitalise on the trend.

3 arrested in Japan over suitcases stuffed with 160kg of hermit crabs

A hotel worker made a report after the suitcases "made a rustling noise". Read more at straitstimes.com.

Three Chinese men arrested in Japan after rustling luggage reveals thousands of endangered hermit crabs

TOKYO, May 8 — Three Chinese men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit crabs inside, police said Thursday. A hotel worker in Amami City, on one of the archipelago’s southwestern subtropical islands, reported the suspected crime to environmental authorities on Tuesday. The guests “had asked the hotel to watch their suitcases, and the suitcases made a rustling noise”, a polic…

Three arrested in Japan over suitcases stuffed with hermit crabs

TOKYO: Three men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit crabs inside, police said Thursday (May 8). A hotel worker in Amami City, on one of the archipelago's southwestern subtropical islands, reported the suspected crime to environment

3 Chinese arrested in Japan for alleged possession of protected crab

Three Chinese men were arrested for alleged possession of several thousand protected hermit crabs in the southwestern Japan city of Amami, police says.

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