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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles stashed inside an air cargo shipment that had arrived in California from Japan.

These are some of the live beetles being smuggled inside Japanese snacks that were seized in January 2025 by Customs and Border Protection at Los Angeles International Airport.

These are some of the live beetles being smuggled inside Japanese snacks that were seized in January 2025 by Customs and Border Protection at Los Angeles International Airport. (Photo courtesy of ...

Agriculture specialists assigned to the airport discovered 37 live beetles hidden inside packages of Japanese snacks, chocolate and potato chips, the CBP said.

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