[Taxacom] Collecting Samples From Another Country

[Doug Yanega]

Levent Can wrote:

>Today, newspapers reported that a group of entomologists from Czech
>Republic were arrested at the Turkish border. Reported is that they tried to
>escape with more than 6000 specimens.

I am unable to find this news item anywhere online. Can you supply 
any more details? In particular, were they researchers, or insect 
dealers? It makes a significant difference.

Peace,
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Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
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