[meteorite-list] Sikhote' s seized

[Darren Garrison]

(first post didn't seem to show up-- sorry if this is a repeat)

On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:57:55 +0200, "Martin Altmann" <Altmann at Meteorite-Martin.de> wrote:

>Where is the problem?
>Marcin, since when it's illegal to import meteorites to Poland?
>They should pay the taxes at customs and that's it.

In the book Meteorite Hunter it seemed that collecting Sikhote-Alin for exporting and selling was
strictly a black-market thing, officially disallowed by the Russian government (see page 80 if you
have a copy).  Has that situation changed since then?  If so, maybe that is the issue.