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

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.

An unusual smell led German customs officials to uncover approximately 1,500 tarantulas concealed in spongecake packages from ...

The arachnids were found at Cologne Bonn airport after customs officials were tipped off by a "noticeable smell" that did not ...

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 ...

Crammed into small plastic containers and hidden in cake packaging, the venomous spiders were apparently intended for a ...

Customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that ...

BERLIN, Germany — Arachnophobes beware: Customs officials on Monday released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young ...

Customs officials on Monday released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in ...

Customs officials said they see a lot of illegal goods from all over the world but were left speechless by this package from ...

About 1500 tarantulas have been discovered hidden in chocolate sponge cake boxes in a seizure at an airport in western ...

German customs at Cologne Bonn Airport discovered 1,500 live tarantulas hidden in cake boxes in a shipment from Vietnam, ...