Eel Smuggling Ring Broken Up in Europe
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] By Aritz Parra - April 9, 2018
MADRID — Spanish and Portuguese authorities announced Friday that they have taken down a criminal network that has been making large profits by smuggling glass eels to Asia.
Authorities across the continent have been trying to tackle the smugglers, who take European glass eels to Asian countries, where they are raised into adults and their meat commands high prices for local delicacies.
The trading of the European eel has been restricted since 2009 under the rules of ...
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