Man arrested smuggling thousands of beetles, spiders, scorpions from Perth

By Emma Young
March 19 2017 - 10:00am
Rare and beautiful beetles can trade for high prices.  Photo: Supplied
Rare and beautiful beetles can trade for high prices. Photo: Supplied

A Czech national has been fined $2000 for attempting to smuggle 4226 Australian native insect specimens - including 27 spiders and seven scorpions - on a flight out of Perth.

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