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German customs officers at Cologne Bonn Airport have discovered around 1,500 tarantulas hidden in cake and cookie boxes. The shipment had arrived from Vietnam and was on its way to an address in the Sauerland region, authorities said on Monday. The officers noticed that the packages were unusually light and had a strong smell. According […]

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