Turkish customs officers arrest one for bee smuggling attempt from Georgia

 Turkish customs officers have arrested an individual for an attempt of smuggling a large number of bees from Georgia into the country, Turkish Daily Sabah has reported.

The outlet said the offender had used proper paperwork for passing through an X-ray scanner at the Sarpi customs checkpoint, before being apprehended by officers of the anti-smuggling units of the customs directorate “due to suspicious behaviour”.

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During a search of the individual, he was ordered to lift his sweater, revealing 110 boxes taped to his body. The reports said each compartment contained a queen bee and nine worker bees.

The citizenship of the offender has not been revealed.