Father, son allegedly smuggled largest beetle

Father, son allegedly smuggled largest beetle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of the world's largest scarab beetles smuggled into Japan by a Japanese man and his son. Police sent prosecutors documents March 15 on the man and son in Hyogo Prefecture on suspicion of violating the Plant Protection Law.

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