Summary
- American Museum of Natural History curator detained in Istanbul for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1,500 spider, tarantula, and scorpion samples out of Turkey
- Authorities found endemic poisonous species in his luggage, some of which can be used to make medicine worth $10 million
- Curator claims police ignored permits for research and violated due process
- Museum lists curator as in charge of spider, scorpion, centipede, and millipede collections
