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Harvard Researcher Charged with Smuggling Frog Embryos Seeks Transfer Amid Deportation Fears

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist, faces smuggling charges while fighting deportation to Russia where she fears political persecution.


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Kseniia Petrova, a 30-year-old Russian-born Harvard researcher, has been charged with smuggling frog embryos into the U.S. after her February arrest at Logan Airport. Following her detention in a Louisiana ICE facility, her lawyer has requested her transfer back to Massachusetts. Prosecutors allege she initially lied to customs officers about carrying biological materials. If convicted, she risks a 20-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. Petrova, who fears imprisonment upon deportation to Russia due to her anti-war stance, maintains the samples were for research and declares she did not intend to break any laws.

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