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"I stole a starfish on holiday." Going to jail for stealing sand from the beach

French tourists in Sardinia could face six years in jail for taking sand as a keepsake from a bea...

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14.10 20 Aug 2019


"I stole a starfish on holiday." Going to jail for stealing sand from the beach


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14.10 20 Aug 2019


French tourists in Sardinia could face six years in jail for taking sand as a keepsake from a beach. This got us thinking have you ever stolen sand or rocks from a country, did you know it could be illegal and do you bring your own teabags with you when you go on holiday? Henry McKean visited Mullingar to ask.


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