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Man detained for attempting to transport large quantity of tarantulas on an aircraft

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According to the article, a 28-year-old man was detained at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport on November 8th. Upon being stopped by security officials, the man was found to have an unusually swollen stomach. When asked to lift his shirt, it was discovered that the swelling was caused by hundreds of tarantulas, each contained in its own plastic bag.

  1. PE
    Walter Silva
    National Forest and Wildlife Service
    1. All were extracted illegally and are part of the illegal wildlife trafficking that moves millions of dollars in the world.

sources

  1. 1.The Washington Post
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Endangered species
  2. 2.Animal Welfare
  3. 3.Animal Trafficking

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.Korea, Republic ofKR
  3. 3.PeruPE

organizations

  1. 1.National Forest and Wildlife Service
  2. 2.SERFOR

persons

  1. 1.Adeel Hassan
  2. 2.Walter SilvaPE

technicals

  1. 1.Jorge Chavez International Airport
Man detained for attempting to transport large quantity of tarantulas on an aircraft