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.
(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/30/spanish-police-seize-smuggled-baby-eels