1,000 spiders found in luggage
Man faces $2.4M fine
13-11-2009 Agence France-Presse, Vancouver Sun, Canada
A British man has been charged with attempting to smuggle spiders out of Brazil.Photograph by: NP, National PostA British man 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.
A British man has been charged with attempting to smuggle spiders out of Brazil.
Photograph by: NP, National Post
Photograph by: NP, National Post
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 $2.4 million 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.
(Bron: http://www.vancouversun.com/)
(Bron foto: Vancouver Sun)
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