Dozens arrested in operation as officials warn of resurgence in trafficking of endangered elvers Spanish police have arrested 29 people after seizing 180kg of critically endangered young European eels with a value on the hidden market of €270,000 (£237,000). The Guardia Civil said the operation, in collaboration with Europol, had also led to 20 arrests elsewhere in Europe.
Dozens arrested in operation as officials warn of resurgence in trafficking of endangered elvers Spanish police have arrested 29 people after seizing 180kg of critically endangered young European eels with a value on the hidden market of €270,000 (£237,000). The Guardia Civil said the operation, in collaboration with Europol, had also led to 20 arrests elsewhere in Europe.
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