- German customs officers at Cologne Bonn Airport intercepted a Mexican traveller carrying 92 reptiles hidden inside his suitcase.
- The haul contained 37 venomous snakes and 55 lizards inhumane concealed within shampoo bottles, plastic food tubs, cosmetic jars, and socks.
- Inspectors stopped the 45-year-old firefighter after he appeared nervous and subsequently tested positive for cocaine during a drug screening.
- Dozens of the animals died during transit due to severe confinement, with surviving reptiles transferred to a specialised snake farm for emergency care.
- German border authorities denied the man entry into the country and placed him on a return flight to Istanbul.
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