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  1. IMAGES Man smuggles a bear, baby monkeys, leopards and panthers in luggage

    A first-class passenger in Thailand was arrested after airport authorities found his suitcases were packed with a 'virtual zoo' of baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The guy had a virtual zoo in his suitcases The 36-year-old man, a United Arab Emirates citizen, was bound for...
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  2. Man admits mailing hundreds of tarantulas

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Reuters – Tarantula's confiscated by the U.S. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A German national who shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States through the mail has pleaded guilty to a federal smuggling charge...
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  3. Court confiscates 3 tons of mammoth tusks

    Link Removed due to 404 Error ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian authorities have confiscated three tonnes of mammoth tusks from a criminal gang which tried to smuggle them out of the country. The court office of the northern city of St. Petersburg said on Thursday that it had...
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