Original title: What a shock! Qingdao Post Office Customs seized 14 poisonous scorpions
Peninsula reporter Han Xiaowei
On July 10, Peninsula reporters learned from Qingdao Customs that on June 21, when the customs officers of qingdao post office inspected incoming mail, they found a suspicious image of a mail machine inspection with the name of "personal belongings", and after checking out of the box, 14 plastic storage boxes were found in the mail, containing live animal scorpions, and the on-site inventory was confirmed to be 14. After preliminary identification, the scorpion seized this time is the African yellow-clawed scorpion.
It is understood that the African yellow-clawed scorpion inhabits the tropical arid desert, mainly distributed in southern and eastern Africa, and the adult scorpion body is about 11-15 cm long and has strong toxicity.
According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving the Country and relevant regulations, live insects are prohibited from being mailed into the country and are not allowed to enter the country by mail or carry without quarantine approval.
At present, the customs has implemented quarantine treatment of the mail.
[Source: Peninsula Client Editor: Qian Qian]