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. Airport customs officials in the capital city of Lima confiscated 320 small tarantulas, 110 centipedes and 9 bullet ants from the suspected smuggler–all delicately packed around his waist and stomach area in ziploc bags with filter papers.
Events like these raise the question of just how many insect smugglers are able to pass through airport security undetected. Unfortunately, the answer is likely a lot–due to booming demand for these exotic critters on unregulated pet markets.
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