Holidaymakers trying to steal hundreds of pebbles and seashells, as well as sand from the Italian island Sardinia, are set to be handed hefty fines.
Local police have revealed that they discovered nearly 220 pebbles and around 160 seashells weighing 8.6 kilograms (19 lbs) as they scanned the luggage of two women from Germany.
The holidaymakers were about to board their plane at Cagliari Airport, on the island of Sardinia, which belongs to Italy.