A BRITISH MAN FACES 2.4M FINES FOR TRYING TO SMUGGLE 1,000 SPIDERS
A 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.
Source: Canada Com
- 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.
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