Almost 90 reptiles found in luggage seized at Vienna airport

Customs officers found almost 90 reptiles in the luggage of a passenger at Vienna airport. The 85 geckos, two snakes and two scorpions had a total retail value of €47,000 ($51,400), the Ministry of Finance reported on Tuesday. The 50-year-old had flown from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to Vienna. When he wanted to use the exit for travellers without goods to declare, he was checked. To their shock, the officials found an initially unmanageable amount of reptiles in three transport boxes, the ministry added. The animals, none which were considered protected species, were handed over to Sch…

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