Roughly 1,500 young tarantulas were found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes ...

Customs officials in Cologne, Germany, made a startling discovery this summer when they inspected odd-smelling packages of ...

The incident occurred in Köln Bonn Airport in the city of Cologne, where officials noticed a large package allegedly filled with 15 pounds of snack cakes – but it did not smell quite so sweet.

Officials said the shipment had a “noticeable smell” that didn’t smell like 15 pounds of chocolate sponge cake.

An unusual smell led German customs officials to uncover approximately 1,500 tarantulas concealed in spongecake packages from Vietnam, and many of the spiders did not survive.

German customs officials made a startling discovery when they found approximately 1,500 young tarantulas hidden in a shipment of spongecake boxes at Cologne Bonn Airport. The package, originating from ...