3,000 tarantulas in dirty socks.
Peruvian authorities reported that customs officers seized more than 3,000 tarantulas at the airport in Lima, which they tried to take to Germany for sale. The little spiders were hidden in dirty socks and stuffed into three suitcases.
The smugglers (two German citizens and a Pole) were arrested. According to experts, a batch of "live goods" on the European black market could cost 1.5 million euros.