Smuggled live beetles found stashed inside Japanese snacks at LAX, officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles stashed inside an air cargo shipment ...
37 large live beetles found hidden in snacks at Los Angeles airport
The beetles, which measured four to five inches long, can "pose a significant threat to our vital agriculture resources." ...
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Live beetles being smuggled in Japanese snacks intercepted at LAX
Customs and Border Protection agents seized over three dozen live beetles being smuggled inside Japanese snacks at Los ...
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Exotic beetles found hidden in snacks by LA airport’s border agents
LOS ANGELES, California — Border agents at Los Angeles ... A news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection says 37 live exotic beetles were found hidden inside several packages of snacks ...
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Dozens of Live Beetles Found in Japanese Snacks During Customs Check at LAX
an entomologist and former director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis. “These beetles aren’t going to be a problem, but there might be other things with ...
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37 large live beetles found hidden in snacks at Los Angeles airport
More than three dozen live beetles, nearly the length of the average human hand, were discovered at a Southern California airport during a routine inspection, federal authorities announced Wednesday.