South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport, police said on Saturday.

The man had concealed the live arachnids between his clothing inside his luggage, police said.

His arrest on Friday followed an intelligence operation in which officers circulated his description before intercepting him at the airport.

“He was arrested under the Nature and Environmental Ordinance Act, being in possession of a wild animal,” police said in a statement, without naming the man. He is expected to appear in court on Monday.

Police released an image of the scorpions, which appear to be individually wrapped in plastic.

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