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- A man was arrested in Tokyo on Aug. 8 after customs officials discovered 200 lizards hidden in 22 pairs of socks.
- The suitcase also held nine endangered alligator lizards, which the suspect said he bought for $3.50-$4.70 each despite a market value of $630.
- A U.S. K-9 found 100 lb of meat, plants and a 16-lb Bengal monitor lizard from Thailand, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took into custody.
