U.S. veteran faces Turkish prison for collecting beach 'stones'




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Summary: An American veteran planning a 6-day vacation with his wife in Turkey who collected stones as a hobby was detained Sunday and faces trial for attempting to smuggle "historical artifacts" from the country. Jason Dement, of Purvis, Miss., was taken into custody at Antalya airport because two pieces inside a bag of stones appeared to be artifacts.