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Peru airport thwarts plot to smuggle 3,000 tarantulas in dirty socks

06 Nov 2026, 01:20 UTC · 2 independent sources
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🚨 MORE THAN 3,000 TARANTULAS SEIZED IN LIMA Peruvian authorities said the spiders were seized at an airport in Lima on their way to Germany. SERFOR told Agence France-Presse they were hidden inside dirty socks in three suitcases. The suitcases were carried by two Germans and a Polish citizen. Source: The Straits Times, The Guardian #Peru #airport #tarantulas #dirtysocks

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