Jacuzzi, art deco theatre and leotards up for grabs in Spanish auction
About 1 million buyers sign up to bid online in Spanish inland revenue’s annual auction of assorted confiscated goods
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Illegal python skins feed hunger for fashionable handbags and shoes
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