Smuggled European eels farmed in China to meet Japan's strong demand

A large quantity of young European eels smuggled to China is raised in the country for about half a year before being shipped to the Japanese market, particularly when demand for the snake-like fish peaks every summer, according to a senior officer of the Spanish Civil Guard.The details came to light after Spanish Civil Guard in April arrested 10 people, including Spanish and Chinese nationals, on suspicion of smuggling a huge amount of European juvenile eels -- banned from being exported by the European Union in 2010 -- into China during the fishing season of the species between last autum…READ FULL ARTICLE