Customs Officials at Cayenne Airport in French Guiana, caught a Polish man who was trying to smuggle nearly 100 tarantula spiders in his lugg on August 25. man reportedly attempted to carry a bag containing 38 ults and some 50 spiderlings, as well as dozens of egg-filled cocoons through airport at Cayenne. He was arrested just before he boarded a flight to Paris. He packed spiders in "plastic bottles", hidden among  lugg, airport officials said. Upon being caught,  man apparently described himself as “passionate about insects”. According to Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauv (ONCSF) or  National Hunting and Wildlife ncy, the transport of live scorpions and tarantula is “t forbidden wholesale, but it is regulated”.

Animals smuggled in through airport lugg

Insects collector from around world come to French Guiana for its versatile biodiversity. region is also kwn for its old-growth forests which are protected by Guiana Amazonian Park. International Union for Conservation of Nature and European Union have me special efforts to protect wildlife. 

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Or outrous animals smuggling attempts 

It is t uncommon to find animals in airport lugg. In April, a Filipi citizen was also caught when Customs Officials found nearly 700 tarantulas inside gift-wrapped boxes of cookies and oatmeal. spiders were seized at a mail exchange centre near Phillippines International Airport.  spiders were reportedly declared as “collection items” and were estimated by officials to be worth around $5,900. Or than tarantulas, animals such as turtles, orangutan and a snake were also found in lugg. More than 1500 live turtles were discovered inside four pieces of abandoned lugg. arrested man claimed that pack came all way from Poland.

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Ar individual was caught by officials for attempting to smuggle two tarantulas into Pakistan. man was arrested by Islamab International Airport Officers after an anymous tip. He claimed that he bought tarantulas from China and it was his first time to smuggle spiders into Pakistan. In ar similar incident, a Russian tourist also attempted to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia in his suitcase. In July, an airline passenger left ir pet snake at a Transportation Security ministration checkpoint in Newark Liberty International Airport. snake which was 15 inches long was spotted sliring around on floor of Terminal, by a child.  

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(With PTI inputs)