UPDATE - Russian Scientist Arrested in US on Smuggling Charges Moved to Federal Prison - Reports

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2025-05-15
(Adds details, comment by Petrova's lawyer in paras 4-5) MOSCOW, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian scientist and Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was arrested in the United States on suspicion of smuggling frog embryos, has been transferred from a detention center in Louisiana to a federal prison, ABC News reported on Thursday, citing a member of her legal team. The US Justice Department said on Wednesday that Petrova could face up to 20 year......
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