Chocolate cake box? More like a spider vault. 1,500 tarantulas were uncovered at the airport in a shocking smuggling scandal.

The arachnids were found at Cologne Bonn airport after customs officials were tipped off by a "noticeable smell" that did not ...

Authorities are investigating after roughly 1,500 of the tarantulas were found inside plastic containers that were hidden in ...

An unusual smell led German customs officials to uncover approximately 1,500 tarantulas concealed in spongecake packages from ...

Customs officials in Cologne, Germany, made a startling discovery this summer when they inspected odd-smelling packages of ...

Customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that ...

Forget chocolate - German customs officials uncovered 1 500 live tarantulas packed in “cake” boxes from Vietnam. Many survived the cramped trip, but officials say the smuggling effort violated animal ...

Customs officials said they see a lot of illegal goods from all over the world but were left speechless by this package from ...

Officials said the shipment had a “noticeable smell” that didn’t smell like 15 pounds of chocolate sponge cake.

COLOGNE: German customs authorities have found some 1,500 tarantulas concealed within biscuit packaging at Cologne/Bonn ...

This photo dated June 18, 2025 and provided by the main customs office Cologne, shows plastic containers holding young ...

German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies, authorities said Monday.