
New York museum curator detained in Turkey for alleged spider smuggling claims to have government permits
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A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained at Istanbul Airport while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples.
The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that Prendini was detained for allegedly attempting to smuggle species found in Turkey.
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