Customs officers in Cologne find 92 live snakes and lizards in a traveller's luggage from Mexico
Summary
Customs officers at Cologne/Bonn airport found 37 venomous snakes and 55 lizards hidden in shampoo bottles, creams and socks in the luggage of a 45-year-old Mexican firefighter, stopped after nervous behaviour and a positive cocaine test. According to a Cologne customs spokesperson, no drugs were found, the animals were seized and placed in a specialist reptile centre, and police denied the man entry into the country.
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Nevjerojatno otkriće FOTO / Carinici otvorili kovčeg i ostali u šoku: Pronašli 37 otrovnih živih zmija i 55 guštera Prije tri tjedna, carinski službenici u
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Locations
- Köln · City / settlement
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Places mentioned in the report
Germany and Cologne are where the event took place, while Mexico and Brazil are mentioned as the traveller's origin and the acquaintance the animals were reportedly meant for, and Essen is named as the seat of the customs investigation office handling the case.
Sources (5)
- 03:55 PMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original
- 06:01 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
- 06:17 PMOslobođenjeOpen the original
- 09:19 PMKlix.baOpen the original
- 09:40 PMDnevni avazOpen the original
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