SECURITYJun 5 · 04:48 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, Associated Press

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

Australia's Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water seized 100,000 illegal Madagascar hissing and dubia cockroaches from a Bathurst breeder in a record bug bust. The cockroaches, worth $142,000, were confiscated as they are illegal to import, keep, or sell in Australia due to biosecurity risks. Officials stated the insects would be euthanized.

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