Moscow, Feb 5, 2026 (AFP) - Russia says thwarted smuggling of giant meteorite to UK

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2026-02-05

Russian investigators have prevented a giant meteorite fragment being smuggled to Britain disguised as a garden ornament, the Federal Customs Service reported Thursday. The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said. Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation. "The strategically important cargo was discovered during checks on a se......

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