Two Italians have been convicted of illegal collection, possession and transportation of hundreds of endemic insects from Sri Lanka.
The father and son duo have been fined $200,000 for trying to smuggle these insects out of a safari park on the island nation.
Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...
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The father and son duo have been fined $200,000 for trying to smuggle these insects out of a safari park on the island nation.
Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...
IN: Hundreds of insects
OUT: SOC
DUR: 33 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0913-srilankainsectthieves-sm.mp3