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1 lakh illegal exotic cockroaches seized from cockroach kingpin in Australia
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Saturday, 6 June, 2026
Over one lakh illegal exotic cockroaches were confiscated from a cockroach kingpin in Australia's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates. The seizure, worth ₹1.35 crore on the black market, included Madagascar hissing cockroaches and dubia cockroaches. It is illegal to import, keep, breed, or sell these species under Australian law. The Madagascar hissing species can grow 5-7.5 cm in length.
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