A French couple is facing up to six years in prison for removing sand from a beach in Sardinia, where they had been on vacation.
We've all been tempted to bring a little bit of paradise home from our holidays. But the urge has backfired on a French couple, who are facing up to six years in prison for removing sand from a beach inThe Italian island's white sand is protected, and tourists face fines and even jail time for removing it from local beaches -- but the couple say they did not realize they were committing a crime.
Police in the northern city of Porto Torres found the sand while making routine checks on cars waiting to board a ferry to Toulon in southern France.They spotted some bottles filled with sand through the window of the car, and arrested the couple, a man and woman in their 40s, police told CNN.The couple were reported to a court in the city of Sassari for aggravated theft and they risk a fine of up to €3,000 and between one and six years' imprisonment.
Theft of white sand and rocks from Sardinia's beaches is very common, a police officer said, and there is an illegal market for them on the internet. "The people of Sardinia are very angry with tourists that steal shells and sand, because it's a theft future generations that also puts at risk a delicate environment," the officer told CNN.
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