A massive shipment of illegally harvested mollusks was intercepted by Spanish authorities, Spain’s civil guard revealed in a statement Tuesday.
Some 16 tons of the tasty invertebrates were caught being shipped into Spain, and 9 individuals were arrested.
“The mollusks, mostly from Portugal and captured in restricted or prohibited areas by illegal shellfish [mongers], were introduced into Spain through the use of falsified capture and transport documents,” the Civil Guard explained.
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