03 April 2019•Update: 03 April 2019
ANKARA
Philippine officials seized hundreds of tarantulas at capital Manila airport Wednesday, U.S. media reported.
NBC Washington said 757 tarantulas were being held by customs authorities in Manila's Ninoy Aquino Airport.
It is said the spiders were found in cookie boxes sent from Poland valued at $6,000.
A suspect was arrested for wild animal trafficking.