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Bulgaria customs seize two million live baby eels
Customs officials in Bulgaria have seized two million live baby eels hidden in luggage.
Two Chinese men arriving from Madrid were detained at Sofia airport for trying to smuggle the eels in eight containers.
Officials said that the tiny eels, known as elvers, had been declared as food items.
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The eels had been placed in bags filled with water and are believed to have been worth several thousand euros.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30961220
Two Chinese men arriving from Madrid were detained at Sofia airport for trying to smuggle the eels in eight containers.
Officials said that the tiny eels, known as elvers, had been declared as food items.
...
The eels had been placed in bags filled with water and are believed to have been worth several thousand euros.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30961220
