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and foremost, illegal: French tourists face jail term for stealing sand https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49394828 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-493

• close04 7y ago
  > A French couple who were caught with 40kg (90lb) of Sardinian sand in their car I imagined they took a tiny vial of sand as a memento. This is not that. P.S. There's an extra ">" at the end of the URL.
  • nck4222 7y ago
    Regardless of legality, you shouldn't be taking sand as a souvenir. Beaches are a natural resource for both people (recreation) and animals/plants. They provide food, breading grounds, habitats... Leave no trace.
  • scarejunba 7y ago
    This is bizarre. Too much for a souvenir. Too little for industrial use. What an odd thing to do.
  • heavenlyblue 7y ago
    You can imagine how many vials of Sardinian sand you van sell from 40kg of it
• gherkinnn 7y ago
  Sand theft is a thing, you know? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_theft https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_theft