200 tarantulas
We can only imagine the surprise of the security officers in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport when they confiscated a bag from a German couple. It contained 200 bags with rare tarantulas that they were taking home from their trip to South America.
51 tropical fish
In 2005, in Melbourne International Airport, a security officer noticed some strange movements on a woman’s skirt. He decided to have her inspected, and it turned out that she was trying to smuggle 51 tropical fish hidden under her skirt.