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37 live beetles disguised as Japanese snacks seized at LAX
ktla ^
| 02/05/2025
| Iman Palm
Posted on 02/05/2025 2:01:59 PM PST by BenLurkin
The contraband was discovered during a physical examination of a shipment arriving from Japan via air cargo last month. The items are valued at $1,480.
The department said collectors and enthusiasts often seek after exotic insects. Illegally trading exotic insects online and on underground sources can be lucrative.
Officials said importing live insects into the U.S. requires a U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine permit or a letter issued by the PPQ Plants, Pathogens and Biocontrol unit.
The live beetles were turned over to USDA officials, who will determine their destination. The CBP said the beetles will likely be donated to local zoos that have permits for live insects or preserved in collections.
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:02:00 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:03:01 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:04:15 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:21:20 PM PST
by
Raycpa
To: dfwgator
“You vill eat ze bugs!”
I had a friend in grade school who loved and collected insects. Her name was Barbara, but we all called her “Bugs”.
I’m sure she’d freak out and start a lawsuit if she heard about that.
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:26:13 PM PST
by
Veto!
(Tump Is Superman)
To: dfwgator
I was hoping someone would...
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:37:07 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
in the future you will be allowed to bring live snacks on your flight and it will be called “Snacks on a plane”. there will even be a movie about it.
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:41:28 PM PST
by
Qwapisking
(Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
To: Qwapisking
< golf clap>
Well played, LOL over here! I’m ded.
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:44:21 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: BenLurkin
very annoying. people are selfish pricks. the wrong beetles imported could devastate native trees such as Ash trees. They’re all gone thanks to some asian beetle.
To: Red Badger; The Spirit Of Allegiance
37 live beetles disguised as Japanese snacks seized at LAX I suspect the Calbeetle brand was involved.
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:49:05 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(šļø "Come fly with US". š“ Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS āļø, aka every man)
To: BenLurkin
You can destroy crops and forests by introducing beetles from other countries.
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posted on
02/05/2025 2:51:34 PM PST
by
McGavin999
( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, thereforeā¦ā¦)
To: McGavin999
You can destroy crops and forests by introducing beetles from other countries. Maybe that was the plan, and this bug collecting and trading nonsense was just a cover story.
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posted on
02/05/2025 3:17:03 PM PST
by
dznutz
To: Red Badger
That was low hanging fruit, but you still beat me by a long time.
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posted on
02/05/2025 3:30:16 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: McGavin999
Isn’t that what happened to Hawaii with the Poisonous Slugs ?
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posted on
02/05/2025 3:59:38 PM PST
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: dznutz
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posted on
02/05/2025 4:04:58 PM PST
by
No name given
( Anonymous is who youāll know me as)
To: BenLurkin
This is most likely how some of those invasive species get started here in the US.
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posted on
02/05/2025 4:12:22 PM PST
by
Revel
To: BenLurkin
The article doesn’t identify the beetles’ species, but being from Japan, I hope they aren’t the species known as Japanese beetles. We don’t want any of those.
To: Qwapisking
In the future you will be allowed to bring live snacks on your flight and it will be called āSnacks on a planeā. There will even be a movie about it. "I'm tired of all these motherf****** beetles..."
"On this motherf****** plane!"
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posted on
02/05/2025 4:51:51 PM PST
by
MikelTackNailer
(Listen to me now, think about it later and cry about it some other day.)
To: mabarker1
Also that kudzu vine and all kinds of destructive things
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posted on
02/05/2025 5:28:48 PM PST
by
McGavin999
( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, thereforeā¦ā¦)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/05/2025 6:00:28 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(āForget it, Jake. It's California.ā)
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