Smugglers Nabbed Targeting Turkish Plants, Insects

Tulips have been one of the targets of smugglers. 

Photo: Jennifer Hattam.

Illegal attempts to spirit endemic species out of the country appear to be on the rise in Turkey, where officials have recently busted a number of would-be smugglers with large cargoes of butterflies and other insects, as well as rare tulips and other plants.

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