Authorities confiscated smuggled wildlife including 101 heads of Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and one box of tarantulas (Theraphosidae) in two separate operations in Pasay City.
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Customs agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted a shipment of four tarantulas bound for South Korea.
Personnel of the Customs X-ray...
The Bureau of Customs intercepted a package containing 20 endangered tarantula spiders and eight scorpions illegally smuggled through the Central Mail Exchange Center.
Customs district...
Customs agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport intercepted a shipment of live tarantulas smuggled from Poland.
The authorities found the 119 tarantulas concealed inside...
