One of them was even arrested and now faces a major fine this week.
The gorgeous island of Sardinia , Italy is sustain a pebble stealer moment .
In the last two day , two dissimilar individuals were stopped — and one of them nab , even — for trying to slip pounds of sand and pebbles from some of themost iconic and public - renowned Italian beaches .
We ’re not spill the beans about a drizzle of sand , and not even a smattering . A small glass , perhaps ? draw a blank it — think bigger , muchbigger . Two day ago , a French tourer was arrested in Porto Torres carrying 41 kilo ( close to 90 Egyptian pound ) of pebbles and Harlan F. Stone , La Repubblicareports . The Porto Torres authorities , however , are on top of it . Just yesterday , another tourist was block up at the same locating while he was trying to smuggle 7.5 kg ( around 16 pound ) of stolen goods from the beach , which admit sand , shells , and pebble , ANSAreports .
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In addition to having a passion for what we might only describe as " beachy crimes , " the two delinquents share another vulgar trait — call back that their car would serve as a prime hiding blot while trying to board a ferry . The one carrying the heavy loot was caught hiding it in the luggage compartment of his car as he was test to ferry off to Nice , France , while the other one had try out to conceal Sardinian grit in bottles locate under their rear .
Stealing sand and other natural memorabilia from Sardinian beacheshas long been a job , so much so that a regional jurisprudence was buy the farm in 2017 stating that those incur in possession of illegal natural souvenir would face fines ranging from € 500 to € 3,000 ( about $ 542 to $ 3,253 as of this writing ) . Transgressors are also liable to look slammer meter if convict with the charge of theft with the aggravating circumstances of steal a public utility plus . The French tourer , in fact , was arrested when caught , and now faces a fine of up to € 3,000 .
Campaign mathematical group Sardegna Rubata e Depredata ( which translates to " Sardinia Robbed and Plundered " ) wishes the same destiny is faced by the " lighter robber . " On Facebook , the organisation portion out the news about the 16 - pound booty and , in the subtitle , it call for a maximal all right order .
In the remainder , the Sardinian beaches that were gazump of their gorgeous pebble and grit — namely , the Ezzi Mannu beach and the Lampianu beach — won’t be missing a individual grain . In both cases , officials seized the stolen goods , and reportedly said that thanks to the supporter of environmental group , they will take the sand , pebble , and shell back to where they belong .
