Prosecutors move to drop charges against scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos
Summary
The Trump administration has moved to drop charges against Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was accused of illegally bringing frog embryos into the United States. Customs detained Petrova and threatened her with deportation after she did not declare the embryos at the airport.Key Facts
- Kseniia Petrova is a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher.
- Prosecutors have moved to drop charges against Petrova.
- The case involved frog embryos that Petrova was accused of bringing into the United States illegally.
- Petrova did not declare the embryos when she went through airport customs.
- Authorities detained Petrova after the customs incident.
- Petrova was threatened with deportation.
- Her lawyers argued that the customs infraction would normally be ...
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