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Peru airport officials seize over 3,000 tarantulas hidden in socks – video

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Peru airport officials seize over 3,000 tarantulas hidden in socks – video

Peruvian authorities seized more than 3,000 tarantulas hidden inside socks packed in the suitcases of three people heading on a flight to Germany, the National Forestry and Wildlife Service said. Each case had between 15 and 22 socks, with each sock containing different species of tarantulas, part of a wildlife trafficking scheme that could be potentially worth €1.5m Peru airport officials discover 3,000 tarantulas smuggled inside dirty socks Continue reading...

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