Police in Spain and France have arrested 27 people and seized 1.5 tonnes of live baby eels, as well as goods worth more than 2m (1.7m), after breaking up a gang dedicated to breeding the critically endangered fishes and smuggling them to China.Officers also recovered tonnes of frozen baby eels, called elvers, which are prized as a delicacy in Spain and parts of Asia, that had not been subject to any food safety checks and were not suitable for human consumption.
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