By Anadolu Agency
June 18, 2023 3:32 pmANKARA
Turkish Customs officials seized 76 tarantulas in a cargo sent from Poland to Marmaris, southwestern Türkiye, Ministry of Commerce reported on Sunday.
Security teams found large and hairy spiders after examining the cargo, a statement by the ministry said.
Declared as “aquarium plant” in documents, the cargo was found “suspicious” and subjected to examination.
There were 76 tarantulas in small glass tubes inside a Styrofoam wrapped in a newsprint.
The seized tubes contained different species of tarantulas, which were later delivered to the Biology Department of Sitki Kocman University in Turkish province of Mugla.
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