{
  "id": 1732909,
  "title": "Japan arrests Mexican traveller after 200 lizards found hidden in socks at Tokyo airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/japan-arrests-mexican-traveller-after-200-lizards-found-hidden-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:06:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/japan-arrests-mexican-traveller-after-200-lizards-found-hidden-in-socks-at-tokyo-airport-1.500644829"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Japanese authorities arrested a 23-year-old Mexican man at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after finding about 200 lizards concealed in 22 pairs of socks and clothing inside his luggage, police said. Daniel Isaac Velasco Baltazar had arrived in Japan from South Korea when customs officers searched his baggage following a tip-off about suspected reptile smuggling. Get updated faster and for FREE:…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}