Thursday, May 3, 2018

Chinese traveler arrested in mexico after body parts of endangered fish

 Mexican law enforcement arrested a Chinese airline passenger arrested after a strong smell coming from his suitcase lead to the discovery of hundreds of endangered fish. Police in the Mexico city airport found a total of  " 416 totoaba  swim bladders".  The swim bladder of this fish is prized in Chinese medicine and it can also reach a total of $20,000 on the black market for one swim bladder. The man was taken into custody and released after paying a $600 fine. Drug cartels and poachers dubbed the swin bladder as the " cocaine of the sea ". Only 30 totoaba remain.

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