DOJ drops charges against Russian researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos
Summary
A federal judge dismissed the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, a Russian researcher at Harvard University. Authorities detained her at Boston’s Logan International Airport in February 2025 over undeclared frog embryo samples.Key Facts
- Prosecutors asked the court to dismiss the case.
- A federal judge granted the request.
- Petrova worked as a researcher at Harvard University.
- Customs agents detained Petrova at Logan International Airport in February 2025.
- The case involved biological samples that Petrova allegedly failed to declare.
- The article says Petrova was accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States.
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