Three young adults were caught carrying reptiles, snakes and turtles in their luggage after they landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on a flight from the Netherlands on Monday, according to Israel Police.
The three were arrested after an undercover operation at the airport based on intelligence from a special unit in Border Police.
The three suspects, all in their 20s, were carrying hundreds of reptiles, including rare ones, and turtles and are suspected of trying to smuggle them into Israel.