# Peru airport finds more than 3,000 tarantulas smuggled in dirty socks

https://mins.news/en/item/131638

- The Guardian, 2026-11-06 01:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/3000-tarantulas-smuggled-inside-dirty-socks-peru

> Peruvian authorities seized more than 3,000 tarantulas hidden in dirty socks inside three suitcases at Lima’s Jorge Chávez airport. Bound for Germany and potentially worth €1.5m, the spiders were carried by two Germans and a Polish citizen, who were detained and will face criminal proceedings.

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