SHELL SHOCKERS: Tourists Caught Smuggling Hundreds Of Seashells And Tonnes Of Sand Out Of Italy

Some of the stones shells taken from  German tourists caught by police and customs at Cagliari airport, Italy, in June, 2022.   Note: Police photo. (Guardia di Finanza/Newsflash) Some of the stones shells taken from German tourists caught by police and customs at Cagliari airport, Italy, in June, 2022. Note: Police photo. (Guardia di Finanza/Newsflash)
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27 June 2022
Holidaymakers trying to steal hundreds of pebbles and sea shells, as well as sand from the Italian island Sardinia, are set for hefty fines. Local police have revealed that they discovered nearly 220 pebbles and around 160 sea shells weighing 8.6 kilograms (13.5 st) as they scanned the...