1,500 tarantulas hidden in snack cake boxes smuggled into Germany
Roughly 1,500 tarantulas found stuffed in boxes meant for chocolate cake.
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2 developments- Jul 14, 2025'Noticeable smell' leads to discovery of 1,500 tarantulas in cake boxes
- Jul 15, 2025German customs officials discover tarantulas smuggled in spongecake boxes
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Quiet for 441 daysLast development · Jul 15, 2025 — German customs officials discover tarantulas smuggled in spongecake boxes
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German customs officials seize 1,500 tarantulas smuggled in international spongecake shipment
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