# A 28-year-old man is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court today after being arrested at Cape Town International Airport with 150 live venomous scorpions hidden in his luggage. Police say the suspect was intercepted following intelligence-led operations by the Kuilsriver Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit, working with CapeNature. The scorpions were discovered concealed among clothing and later secured at a holding facility. He faces charges under environmental conservation laws linked to possession of protected wildlife species.
Suspect due in court over 150 scorpions at Cape Town airport