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US museum curator detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling (Video)

A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained in Istanbul on Monday while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples, Turkish media reported. The curator said he had permits from the government to conduct his research. Lorenzo Prendini, an expert on arachnids at the New York-based museum, was held by police at Istanbul Airport while allegedly trying to take about 1,500 samples out of the country, news outlets reported. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3UWTXiy

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US museum curator detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling (Video)

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US museum curator detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling (Video)
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US museum curator detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling (Video)
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A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained in Istanbul on Monday while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples, Turkish media reported. The curator said he had permits from the government to conduct his research. Lorenzo Prendini, an expert on arachnids at the New York-based museum, was held by police at Istanbul Airport while allegedly trying to take about 1,500 samples out of the country, news outlets reported. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3UWTXiy #usa #turkey #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home