OSAKA (Kyodo) A former beekeeper has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle Chinese honeybees into Japan, police said Tuesday.
Toshihiro Azuma, 35, a former beekeeper in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, allegedly tried in late April to import about 30 bees from China via international mail without the necessary documentation.
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