Englishman arrested in Brazil for carrying 1,000 live spiders

[neo888]

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 13 (DPA) Brazil's federal police arrested here an Englishman who intended to leave the country with 1,000 live spiders packed in two suitcases, the authorities said Thursday.
Police said the arrest took place Wednesday at Rio de Janeiro's international airport, with the help of agents for the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama).
Criminal charges were set to be pressed against the man, whose identity was not revealed, and he faced a fine of up to $2.3 million, the authorities stressed.
The spiders were confiscated and were sent on to the Rio de Janeiro National Museum, where they were to be studied by experts.


http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20091113/890/twl-englishman-arrested-in-brazil-for-ca.html

[narey]

thats a heap of spiders

[boakiba]

maybe that man trying to be spiderman :p anyway thanks for the share

[soGooD]

he prolly loves those spiders that much that he decided to bring them back to england xD

[Boa]

I hope he gets the book thrown at him because without the right conditions most of the spiders would've died.

[Tars]

Expensive fine but given the amount he was smuggling i would safely say he planned on a lot dieing

[TNTBW]

He may have found the cure for cancer, but now we'll never know.