A French tourist to the island of Sardinia was fined $1,200 for trying to smuggle 4 1/2 lbs of sand off the island. The white sand from the island's pristine beaches has been federally protected since 2017,fines range from $600 to $3,550 and some come with jail time depending on the quantity. Authorities found a website featuring the sand for sale and the removal of the sand was becoming problematic so they have been steadily cracking down on the sand thieves. After the sand is confiscated it is held in an operating room with other items,though try as I might I couldn't find out if they eventually return the sand to the beach,if not why would they bother other than to collect the fines to maintain other aspects of the beaches?
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