U.S. museum curator detained in Türkiye on suspicion of smuggling endemic species

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U.S. museum curator detained in Türkiye on suspicion of smuggling endemic species

STORY: U.S. museum curator detained in Türkiye on suspicion of smuggling endemic species SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lorenzo Prendini, curator of the American National Museum of Natural History at Istanbul airport 2. various of smuggling police removing endemic species banned for export from a suitcase at the airport 3. various of Lorenzo Prendini being taken out of the airport by police officers 4. various of endemic scorpions, spiders, and tarantulas detected at the airport STORYLINE: Turkish police detained a U.S. museum curator and seized 1,500 endemic scorpions, spiders, and tarantulas from his suitcase in Türkiye's largest Istanbul Airport, local media revealed on Monday. According to the Ihlas news agency, Istanbul's anti-smuggling police teams initiated the operation on Sunday in collaboration with airport security. The police seized the animals within 58 clip-on bags, alongside 88 bo

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