# German customs officials have discovered 92 reptiles, including 37 venomous snakes, hidden in the suitcase of a Mexican traveller at Cologne Bonn Airport. The 45-year-old firefighter was stopped after appearing nervous while trying to pass through the exit for passengers with nothing to declare. A drug test indicated cocaine use, but officials found no drugs in his luggage. Instead, they discovered the reptiles concealed in bottles, plastic containers and socks. Around 30 animals died during or shortly after the journey. The man was returned to Istanbul.
Man caught with suitcase full of snakes at German airport