Athens, Aug 4, 2026 (AFP) - Greece arrests Italian boat crew for harvesting coral

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Authorities in Greece have arrested the crew of an Italian leisure boat in possession of illegally harvested coral worth nearly a million euros, media and the government tax agency said Tuesday. The boat was intercepted off the island of Skopelos, ANA news agency said in a report that was subsequently confirmed to AFP by a spokesman for the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). The illegal cargo, protected under EU and Greek environmen......

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