Part one of a new summer series in Le Temps: History(ies) of trafficking. Glass eels, drugs, cocaine, antiquities and human remains: with @MathildeFarine

‘HISTORY(IES) OF TRAFFICKING (1/5) The illegal trade of European glass eels to Asia represents nearly 3 billion euros per year. Threatened with extinction, the ‘Anguilla anguilla’ has been banned from exporting outside the EU since 2010. But the very strong Asian demand favors the black market’

Read the new ‘Le Temps‘ article below:

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https://www.letemps.ch/monde/menaces-les-bebes-anguilles-se-trafiquent-a-prix-d-or-vers-les-tables-asiatiques