{"id":85565,"date":"2026-06-15T19:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/150-live-venomous-scorpions-found-hidden-in-mans-clothes-and-luggage-at-airport-south-africa-police-say\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:25:14","slug":"150-live-venomous-scorpions-found-hidden-in-mans-clothes-and-luggage-at-airport-south-africa-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/150-live-venomous-scorpions-found-hidden-in-mans-clothes-and-luggage-at-airport-south-africa-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"150 live venomous scorpions found hidden in man&#8217;s clothes and luggage at airport, South Africa police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport, police said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The man had concealed the live arachnids between his clothing inside his luggage, police said.<\/p>\n<p>His arrest on Friday followed an intelligence operation in which officers circulated his description before intercepting him at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was arrested under the Nature and Environmental Ordinance Act, being in possession of a wild animal,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SAPoliceService\/status\/2065721153788776449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police said in a statement<\/a>, without naming the man. He is expected to appear in court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Police released an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SAPoliceService\/status\/2065721153788776449\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image of the scorpions<\/a>, which appear to be individually wrapped in plastic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/15\/579d6132-81a5-4f5b-b867-f9026b1a8ffb\/thumbnail\/620x540\/8e85c3e843a764da0ca7ea1118567ab5\/scorptions-hkrpvfbxoaag60p-1.jpg#\" alt=\"scorptions-hkrpvfbxoaag60p-1.jpg \" height=\"540\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/15\/579d6132-81a5-4f5b-b867-f9026b1a8ffb\/thumbnail\/620x540\/8e85c3e843a764da0ca7ea1118567ab5\/scorptions-hkrpvfbxoaag60p-1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/15\/579d6132-81a5-4f5b-b867-f9026b1a8ffb\/thumbnail\/1240x1080\/0404d02510bc5859ed7847f53885db08\/scorptions-hkrpvfbxoaag60p-1.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport, police said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                South Africa Police<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Investigators did not disclose his intended destination.<\/p>\n<p>The scorpions have been handed over to a wildlife facility for safekeeping, while officials assess their market value.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife trafficking remains a major threat in South Africa, one of the world&#8217;s most biodiverse countries. Last August, six people, including a well-known rhinocerous breeder, were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/south-africa-rhino-horn-trafficking-scheme-arrests\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">charged in South Africa<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in connection to an international rhino horn trafficking network.<\/p>\n<p>Crime syndicates target iconic species such as rhinos and elephants, but also lesser-known creatures including pangolins and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venomous-vipers-dozens-passenger-smuggling-india\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reptiles<\/a><\/span>, feeding a lucrative global black market. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, a scorpion <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/scorpion-stings-woman-logan-airport-boston\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">stung a woman at Logan Airport<\/a><\/span> in Boston while she was getting luggage in the baggage claim area of customs 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