Customs officials in the Philippines were in for a creepy-crawly surprise Monday when they found 757 live tarantulas stored inside gift-wrapped boxes of cookies and oatmeal. The spiders had been flown from Poland to Manila’s international airport before officers from the Philippine Bureau of Customs seized them at a mail exchange center near the airport. PASSENGER CLAIMS MEN BOARDED FLIGHT WITH ‘EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FALCONS’ IN VIRAL TWEETEarlier this month, Philippine authorities discovered 1,529 turtles hidden inside luggage at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The turtles and tortoises — which included at least one threatened species — were found abandoned in the arrivals area, stuffed inside a passenger’s luggage within plastic bins on March 3. Some of the turtles had also been found wrapped in duct tape, according to pictures shared by the agency.

Source: Fox News April 03, 2019 18:33 UTC