British would-be spider smugglerBrazil arrests British would-be spider smugglerca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091112/oddities Thu Nov 12, 2:26 PM RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - A Briton has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro airport after security X-rays discovered he was trying to smuggle 1,000 live spiders out in his luggage, reports said Thursday. The man, unnamed in online reports by the state Agencia Brasil and other outlets, was apprehended late Wednesday for violating laws banning the export of Brazilian animals without authorization. He faces imprisonment of up to a year and a fine of up to 2.3 million dollars for trying to fly out with the arachnids in his two suitcases. After being charged and processed, he was released on bail pending a court date. The seized spiders were taken by Brazil's environmental watchdog agency Ibama to a museum in Rio's federal university. . Agnostic Journal Master Index |
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