Colombian authorities seized more than 140 tarantulas being smuggled to Mexico City via Bogota’s International Airport, officials said on March 31, 2022.
The confiscation was made thanks to a tip from a parcel company, which reported the presence of foreign objects at the time of reviewing the cargo terminal scanners.
Officials from the Environment Ministry and the National Police determined that 143 arachnids of the Mygalomorphae suborder were placed in plastic bags camouflaged inside a chessboard, which impeded adequate ventilation.
(Reuters)
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