115 live scorpions destined for the US seized in France

Customs agents at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport have seized 115 live scorpions hidden in two shipments from Cameroon to the US.

115 live scorpions destined for the US seized in France
Thu, 01 Oct, 2015 - 17:40

Customs agents at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport have seized 115 live scorpions hidden in two shipments from Cameroon to the US.

Customs officers showed off the large, black scorpions of the Pandinus dictator variety – a protected species – on Thursday.

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