Smugglers wanted to get 3,000 spiders out of Lima.
At the airport, the customs officers arrested three smugglers - two German citizens and one Pole. They tried to illegally export more than 3,000 tarantulas to Europe.
To deceive the security service, the spiders were hidden in dirty socks and stuffed into three suitcases. According to experts, on the European black market this batch of "live goods" could earn 1.5 million euros.
- These are souvenirs.