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Peruvian authorities seized 3,000 tarantulas hidden in socks, preventing their illegal export to Germany where they would have been worth €1.5 million.
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Peru airport officials discover 3,000 tarantulas smuggled inside dirty socks
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Three suitcases’ worth of the spiders were on their way to Germany, where they could fetch an estimated €1.5mMore than 3,000 tarantulas were seized at an airport in Lima on their way to Germany, Peruvian authorities said.The spiders were hidden inside dirty socks contained in three suitcases carried by two Germans and a Polish citizen, the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) told Agence France-Presse on Thursday. Continue reading...
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