Russian police find half a ton of caviar in speeding hearse

MOSCOW -- Police in Russia’s far east stopped a hearse speeding on a highway -- only to find half a ton of caviar stashed inside. The Interior Ministry’s department in the Khabarovsk region said on Tuesday the hearse was caught speeding on the road connecting Khabarovsk, not far from the Chinese border, to a city farther north. When police officers asked the driver to open the car, they saw plastic containers with caviar hidden under the wreaths lying next to a casket. More caviar was found ...