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

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

Customs staff revealed on Monday, July 14, that they found the animals at Cologne Bonn airport three weeks ago ...

The incident occurred in Köln Bonn Airport in the city of Cologne, where officials noticed a large package allegedly filled with 15 pounds of snack cakes – but it did not smell quite so sweet.

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

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

Crammed into small plastic containers and hidden in cake packaging, the venomous spiders were apparently intended for a ...

German customs at Cologne Bonn Airport discovered 1,500 live tarantulas hidden in cake boxes in a shipment from Vietnam, ...

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

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

German custom officers were left “speechless” after they found over 1,500 tarantulas in chocolate sponge boxes. According to ...

The tarantulas were discovered about three weeks ago, but the customs office only made the images public on Monday.