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Over 100,000 illegal cockroaches seized in Australia’s biggest invertebrate bust
Updated On: 06 June, 2026 09:58 AM IST | Wellington | Agencies
Australian authorities have seized over 100,000 live exotic cockroaches from a breeder in New South Wales in the country’s largest-ever confiscation of illegal invertebrates. The haul included Madagascar hissing and dubia cockroaches valued at about USD 142,000
Madagascar hissing cockroach seized during the raid. PIC/AFP
Over 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates.
The haul of Madagascar hissing cockroaches and dubia cockroaches, worth $142,000, was seized in Bathurst, New South Wales.
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