On 4 December, the Daily Star reported that 2 Germans were found at an airport in Bogota with 210 plastic containers filled with tarantulas, spider eggs, roaches and scorpions – claiming they were smuggling them for research purposes. Colombia is a target for wildlife traffickers drawn by its biodiversity and officials confirmed that more than 11,000 specimens have been seized so far this year.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/spider-smugglers-caught-trying-sneak-25614676
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