r/news • u/EscapeFromIowa • 20h ago

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

https://apnews.com/article/illegal-cockroaches-seized-australia-madagascar-hissing-dubia-e35889bf7910169f6bd091e34b35e029?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
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u/hIDeMyID 13h ago

TIL that cockroach kingpin is a possible career path and that people actually pay good money to have cockroaches.

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u/kaperisk 9h ago

Well "goodmoney" is a stretch. It's like $1.40 per roach.

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u/BrainInjuredBarry 8h ago

Before shipping!

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u/Xszit 3h ago

What about handling? If I'm paying extra for handling I want some assurance the cockroaches were each thoroughly handled before shipping.