Police detectives uncovered a suitcase containing some 60 reptiles on an incoming flight from Germany to Israel. The smuggling was thwarted during an undercover operation at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport. Within the suitcase of the suspect, a resident of Israel, were snakes of diverse types stowed in bags. The suspect was detained for interrogation, and the reptiles were transferred to the further care of the Nature and Parks Authority officials.