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Peru airport officials discover 3,000tarantulas smuggled inside dirty socks

Three suitcases’ worth of the spiders were on their way to Germany, where they could fetch an estimated €1.5m More 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 t

This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: The Guardian · Original byline: Agence France-Presse. Ebenezer published 6 Nov 2026, 01:22 am. Editorial policy.

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Agence France-Presse6 Nov 2026, 01:22 amUpdated 1h ago1 min readWorldWorld
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 €1.5m More 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 t

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Source: The Guardian · Agence France-Presse. Published 6 Nov 2026, 01:22 am.

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