# German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about one-thousand-500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies. The seven-kilogramme shipment from Vietnam was intercepted at Cologne-Bonn airport and emitted a strange smell when opened. Inside the found the venomous arachnids packed into plastic tubes and said that many had not survived the flight, with the remaining spiders placed into professional care. A criminal investigation has been launched into the package’s intended recipient for failing to pay duties and make the proper declarations.
German customs officers discover massive hail of smuggled tarantulas