Australian authorities intercepted a large shipment containing over 100,000 illegal cockroaches as part of stringent biosecurity measures. Smugglers face hefty fines for importing undeclared biological material.

<img alt="bugs crawling in carton" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/9cf295de-3274-45a6-9a4f-6d2aff46d305,1780642160330/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C155%2C3024%2C1701%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="This image supplied by Australia&apos;s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water shows, Madagascar hissing cockroaches and dubia cockroaches, seized from a commercial breeder at Bathurst, Australia, Tuesday, May 26, 2026." width="620" /><p>Australia has s...