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Trafficking UPDATES


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The following is a record of all media reports related to eel trafficking made known to us since 2012.

Disclaimer:  Whilst we have no reason to disbelieve these media reports, many of which are from respected media outlets, the nature of the internet is such that we cannot guarantee the authenticity of every story reported.

2023

DateTitleSource/Link
2023-11-0930kg of elvers, worth €200,000, seized at the airport releasednoticiasaominuto.com
2023-11-04Trafficking in protected species: seizure of 162 kg of live glass eels, the equivalent of around 500,000 euros for resale on the black marketfrancetvinfo.fr
2023-10-12Basque country: release of one of the main suspects in the case of vast pibale traffickingfrancebleu.fr
2023-10-04Nationalwide Star Canada Corp. and one individual ordered to pay a total of $250,000 in fines for illegally importing endangered European Eel meatlechasseurfrancais.com
2023-10-01Two Belgian poachers admit to having caught 2,500 kg of eels in 10 years in Francelechasseurfrancais.com
2023-09-26Des peines de prison et 75 000 euros d’amende pour des trafiquants de civellehelenefm.com
2023-09-25Eight people sentenced for trafficking in glass eels in Charente-Maritime, Vendée and Loire-Atlantiquesudouest.fr
2023-09-21Les Sables-d’Olonne. Heavy fines for trafficking in glass eels in South Vendéeouest-france.fr
2023-08-14Threatened, baby eels are trafficked at high prices to Asian tablesletemps.ch
2023-06-29Law enforcement casts net over 256 eel smugglerseuropol.europa.eu
2023-06-23Elver trafficking trial in Vendée: "Let this case serve as an example"ouest-france.fr
2023-06-12Dominican Republic talks with the US and Canada to combat illegal trafficking of rostrata eelsouest-france.fr
2023-05-23Un histórico etarra dirige la empresa investigada por traficar con angulas en Asiaeldiariomontanes.es
2023-05-15International trafficking of glass eels: ten people prosecutedfrancebleu.fr
2023-05-13A major international glass eel trafficking network dismantledsaltwire.com
2023-05-12More than twenty suspects arrested in international investigation into glass eel smugglingouest-france.fr
2023-05-12More than twenty suspects arrested in international investigation into glass eel smugglingvrt.be
2023-05-12KPRC: Spanish police recover 1.5 tons of live eels during probe into illicit networkyoutube.com
2023-05-12Police in Spain and France break up international eel smuggling gangtheguardian.com
2023-05-12Glass eel trafficking: nine people arrested in Belgiumlalibre.be
2023-05-11Il revendait des civelles à prix d'or en Asie, un réseau international démantelécapital.fr
2023-05-11Twenty-seven arrested as investigators smash network trafficking in young eelsbrusselstimes.com
2023-05-10Guardia Civil y Gendarmería detienen al menos a 20 personas en una operación contra el tráfico de angulaseitb.eus
2023-05-10Trafic de pibales au Pays basque : 27 personnes interpeléesfrancebleu.fr
2023-05-10Operación policial contra el tráfico ilegal de angulas en Oiartzun y Getarianoticiasdegipuzkoa.eus
2023-05-10Elver poaching is hard to stop, admits fisheries ministerradio-canada.ca
2023-05-10Police operation against the illegal trafficking of eels in Oiartzun and Getaria (Gipuzkoa)cope.es
2023-05-08Officers seize $500,000 worth of baby eels outside Halifax amid fishery closurectvnews.ca
2023-05-08Fisheries officers seize $500K worth of baby eels outside Halifaxcbc.ca
2023-04-27Trial of Portuguese-Chinese gang trafficking baby eels delayed for third timeportugalresident.com
2023-04-27Striking fisheries officers stand aside as poaching continues for lucrative baby eelsnews-24.fr
2023-04-25Glass elver fishing continues in NS despite the moratorium, according to imageslactualite.com
2023-04-25Le braconnage des civelles continue en N.-É., malgré la fin de la pêcheradio-canada.ca
2023-04-20N.S. fisher goes to court to reopen eel fishery closed by Ottawa after violencethespec.com
2023-04-20Hundreds of baby eel poachers hit Maritime rivers each day before fishery was closed, Ottawa saysmsn.com
2023-04-12Baby eels worth $112K seized at Halifax airport
cbc.ca
2023-02-17Un trafic de civelles démantelé par les douanes, 302 kg saisissudouest.fr
2023-02-17More than 300 kg of live glass eels seized by customslemarin.ouest-france.fr
2023-02-17La douane démantèle un trafic international de civelles en région parisienne et saisit 302 kg de ces alevins de l’anguilledouane.gouv.fr
2023-01-13Aquitaine: glass eel traffic has been dismantled by customsfrancetvinfo.fr
2023-01-13Trafic de civelles : 150 kilos saisis après un contrôle de la douane d'Arcachonlefigaro.fr
2023-01-12Un trafic de civelles démantelé en Gironde et en région parisiennefrancetvinfo.fr
2023-01-07More than 190 kilos of eel seized in the port of Algecirasinspanje.nl

2022

DateTitleSource/Link
2022-12-02Detienen en Barajas a una mujer con 30 kilos de angulas vivas: así es el lucrativo negocio de tráfico con el mercado asiáticodirectoalpaladar.com
2022-10-17La exportación de angula tiene potencial para ser un gran generador de divisaseldinero.com
2022-09-29Guardia Civil reintroduces 180 kilos of eels back to Spain’s Ebro rivereuroweeklynews.com
2022-06-24Roissy, hub of glass eel traffickers, the white gold of smugglersleparisien.fr
2022-06-2449 individuals across Europe arrested in major blow to eels traffickingeuropol.europa.eu
2022-06-08Fate of baby eels worth $400K seized in Halifax unknowncbc.ca
2022-06-07L’appât du gainlapresse.ca
2022-03-07The Decline of The Eel wwf.it
2022-03-03Loire Atlantique. Elver poaching: 23 people arrested since the start of the seasonouest-france.fr
2022-03-03Operations in Finistère against glass eel traffickingfrancebleu.fr
2022-02-17PJ hunts in Madrid for murderer of the Chinese eel mafia that killed in Setúbalcmjornal.pt
2022-02-15Managers of a shellfisher cooperative investigated for 'laundering' eels caught by poacherseldiariomontanes.es
2022-02-02Pesca illegale, sequestro della Guardia Costiera a Viareggioversiliatoday.it
2022-02-02Eel smuggler hit with world record €7.2m finethetimes.co.uk
2022-01-30Fined 7.2 million euros for trying to pass 65 kilos of eels to Moroccoeuropasur.es
2022-01-29Blow to elver smuggling: a judge fined 7.2 million a trafficker who hid 65 kilos of the protected species in suitcaseselpais.com
2022-01-22200 kg of glass eels seized in a van on the A10 in Fresnay-l'Evêquelechorepublicain.fr
2022-01-08Glass eel smuggling: 6,000 euros for a kilo of fishblinker.de

2021

DateTitleSource/Link
2021-12-20Le commerce illégal d’anguilles rapporterait plus que les armes et la droguesciencepost.fr
2021-12-14Le trafic illégal d'anguilles, "plus lucratif que la drogue et les armes"tv5monde.com
2021-12-14'More money than drugs or guns': the illegal eel tradefrance24.com
2021-11-24Le Monde: The Traffic in Troubled Waters of Glass Eelslemonde.fr
2021-10-25Resale of glass eels in the Landes: suspended prison sentencessudouest.fr
2021-10-05Major court hearing: "Landes: isolated false invoice or fraudulent resale of organized glass eels?"sudouest.fr
2021-07-01Resident of Hong Kong Who Smuggled Endangered Glass Eels from the United States Pleads Guiltyjustice.gov
2021-06-21You Can See Right Through This Fraudfoodsafetytech.com
2021-06-13Trafic international de civelles : l'escroquerie a débuté en Charente-Maritimefrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr
2021-06-12France breaks up eel smuggling ring serving Asia and heading for China and Thailandthestar.com
2021-06-12Ces petites choses peu ragoutantes valent leur pesant d’or20min.ch
2021-06-12Un trafic de civelles estimé à 18,5 millions d’euros démantelé entre la France et l’Asiesudouest.fr
2021-06-12Environment. International traffic in glass eels worth more than 18 million euros dismantled in Francenews.in-24.com
2021-06-12Un trafic de civelles estimé à 18,5 millions d’euros démantelé entre la France et l’Asiedailyadvent.com
2021-06-11Un vaste trafic de civelles estimé à 18,5 millions d’euros démantelé en Francelemonde.fr
2021-06-11Un vaste trafic de civelles estimé à 18,5 millions d'euros démantelé en Francelefigaro.fr
2021-06-11International Police Operation Nets 52 Glass Eel Smuggling Suspectsoccrp.org
2021-06-11Un vaste trafic international de civelles démantelé par les douaniers d'Arcachonladepeche.fr
2021-06-11Trafic de civelles : démantèlement d'un trafic international par des enquêteurs de Bordeauxfrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr
2021-06-07Major glass eel trafficking ring taken down by EU opsecuringindustry.com
2021-06-04Eels shipped in air cargo found in Operation Lake Veuropol.europa.eu
2021-04-15Operação "LAKE"
Três detidos por captura ilegal de meixão em operação internacional
jn.pt
2021-04-14Moderate livelihood negotiations to include elvers, says fisheries minister
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cbc.ca
2021-04-12Inside the hidden fight over Indigenous fishing for baby eels in Nova Scotiacbc.ca
2021-04-12The Million Dollar Baby Eel Dealgem.cbc.ca
2021-04-06Why baby eels could be the next Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in N.S.cbc.ca
2021-03-27La Faute-Sur-Mer. Braconnage de civelle : un engin de pêche saisi sur le cours du Layouest-france.fr
2021-03-27La Faute-Sur-Mer. Braconnage de civelle : un engin de pêche saisi sur le cours du Laymaville.com
2021-03-16Loire-Atlantique. Pêche à la civelle : deux pêcheurs professionnels poursuivis en justicenantes.maville.com
2021-03-16Loire-Atlantique. Pêche à la civelle : deux pêcheurs professionnels poursuivis en justiceouest-france.fr
2021-03-12Slimy, smuggled and worth more than gold: Can one Maine entrepreneur break into the crime-ridden global market for eel?thecounter.org
2021-03-12Eel importer nets $163,776 finepiquenewsmagazine.com
2021-03-11Sept kilos de civelles vivantes saisis à Cayeux-sur-Mercourrier-picard.fr
2021-03-04British Columbia-based import company ordered to pay $163,776 fine for illegally importing European eel meatcanada.ca
2021-02-15Court of Bordeaux: prison for three Chinese condemned for trafficking in glass eels, baby eels “almost as profitable as cocaine”archyworldys.com
2021-02-15Enquête sur le trafic de civelleslci.fr
2021-02-15Ax-les-Thermes. Une saisie des douanes, à Ax, permet de démanteler un trafic de civellesladepeche.fr
2021-02-15Tribunal de Bordeaux : prison ferme pour trois Chinois condamnés pour trafic de civelles, des bébés anguilles "presque aussi rentables que la cocaïne"actu.fr
2021-02-14A seizure by the customs officers of the BSI of Ax-les-Thermes makes it possible to dismantle the traffic of glass eels bound for Asiaworld-today-news.com
2021-02-06Bordeaux : Trois Chinois condamnés à la de la prison ferme pour trafic de civelle20minutes.fr
2021-02-06Bordeaux. Three Chinese nationals sentenced to prison for trafficking in glass eelsworld-today-news.com
2021-02-05Bordeaux : prison ferme pour un trafic international de civellessudouest.fr
2021-02-05France: trois Chinois condamnés à de la prison ferme pour trafic de civellesmediapart.fr
2021-02-0550 kg of glass eels in their suitcases: the incredible trafficking of eel fry to Chinainspiredtraveler.ca
2021-02-05Foix : un incroyable trafic de civelles vers la Chine passait par l'Ariège, il y en avait pour plus de 200 000 eurosfrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr
2021-02-02Banks can help stop illegal wildlife trade
thejakartapost.com
2021-01-27Du Poitou à Hong-Kong, le trafic de civelles fait perdre la tête aux pêcheursrtl.fr

2020

DateTitleSource/Links
2020-11-18Pêche à la civelle : sept braconniers interpellés en Charente-Maritimesudouest.fr
2020-11-13How the illegal trade in endangered wild animals could be curbed by a law change in Hong Kongscmp.com
2020-11-13Are wildlife trade bans backfiring?knowablemagazine.org
2020-11-07Europe’s eels at risk from lucrative illegal traffickingirishtimes.com
2020-09-25Smokkel van jonge paling naar China volledig ingestortvisserij.nl
2020-09-24Smokkel van jonge paling naar China volledig ingestortperssupport.nl
2020-09-24Smokkel van jonge paling naar China volledig ingestortdebunschoter-online.nl
2020-09-24Smokkel van jonge paling naar China volledig ingestortdupan.nl
2020-09-24Counter trafficking success is reflected by crash in European glass eel supply into Chinese eel aquaculture sustainableeelgroup.org
2020-07-13絶滅危惧種のウナギが大量に“闇市場”へ。密輸業者と欧州当局との「終わりのない戦い」wired.jp
2020-07-10Sorprendidos pescando ilegalmente 180 kilos de anguila en el Mar Menorlaopiniondemurcia.es
2020-07-10UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report 2020. Chapter 7: European Glass EelsUNODC.org
2020-06-19Europol’s “Operation Lake” nets 108 suspected elver smugglersseafoodsource.com
2020-07-04Dois homens detidos em Monte Redondo com 113 quilos de meixãoregiaoderleiria.pt
2020-06-12Inside the takedown of Europe’s multi-billion pound eel mafiawired.co.uk
2020-06-04The most recent fishing season sees 108 smuggler arrested and over 2 tonnes of glass eels seized in Europeeuropol.europa.eu
2020-05-07Ottawa orders temporary shutdown of Maritime elver fisherycbc.ca
2020-05-07China shock: Dark secret behind nation's love for eel-based food exposedexpress.co.uk
2020-02-05Golpe en el río Guadalquivir a las plataformas angulerasguardiacivil.es
2020-04-30'One of world's biggest wildlife crimes': Glass eel smuggling and how Hong Kong supermarkets commonly sell endangered European eelsphuketnews.easybranches.com
2020-04-30La Guardia Civil detiene en España a 20 personas e incauta 722 kilos de angulas por valor de más de un millón de euroseuropapress.es
2020-04-29‘One of world’s biggest wildlife crimes’: glass eel smuggling and how Hong Kong supermarkets commonly sell endangered European eelsscmp.com
2020-04-17Runway to Extinctionroutespartnership.org
2020-03-10Trafic de civelles : Europol a mené une opération de contrôle coordonnée au niveau européenactu-environment.com
2020-03-09Des anguilles en danger critique d'extinction découvertes dans les supermarchés de Hong Konggeo.fr
2020-03-09Study Finds Endangered Species on Supermarket Shelvesecomagazine.com
2020-03-09Smuggler pays for eel gotten gainsthefishsite.com
2020-03-09Are Endangered Species on Your Dinner Menu?technologynetworks.com
2020-03-09Endangered species found on Hong Kong supermarket shelvesnewfoodmagazine.com
2020-03-09Illegal Trade Of Endangered Eel Species Still Prevalent In Hong Kong Despite Coronavirusgreenqueen.com.hk
2020-03-08A seafood salesman accused of smuggling $7 million worth of endangered baby eels has been sentencedbusinessinsider.de
2020-03-08Loire-Atlantique. Pêche à la civelle : professionnels sanctionnés, braconniers interpellésnanates.maville.com
2020-03-07Fischhändler schmuggelte 60-Millionen-Euro-Aalespiegel.de
2020-03-06Endangered species on supermarket shelvessciencmag.com
2020-03-06
Endangered species on supermarket shelvessciencedaily.com
2020-03-06Endangered species on supermarket shelvessciencecodex.com
2020-03-06Endangered species on supermarket shelveseurekalert.org
2020-03-06Endangered species on supermarket shelveshealthmedicinet.com
2020-03-06Seafood trader, 67, who smuggled £53million of rare baby eels from UK to the Far East avoids jail after lawyer argues he could catch coronavirus behind barsdailymail.co.uk
2020-03-06Seafood salesman smuggled £53m worth of live eels out of UKbbc.co.uk
2020-03-06HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab reveals the surprising prevalence of European Eel in Hong Kong’s food supplyindiaeducastiondiary.in
2020-03-06港大研究:港近半鰻魚產品屬瀕危stheadline.com
2020-03-06港售鰻魚近半屬歐洲瀕危種orientaldaily.on.cc
2020-03-06歐洲鰻魚瀕危全球禁販賣 港大研究揭走私網與本地食物供應鏈關係密切appledaily.com
2020-03-06港近半鰻魚食品 屬瀕危歐洲鰻paper.hket.com
2020-03-06Endangered eels onsale in local marketsthestandard.com
2020-03-05Surprising prevalence of endangered European eel in Hong Kong's food supplyphys.org
2020-03-05本地鳗鱼产品近半属濒危欧洲鳗鱼 港大研究揭欧洲大型走私网络与本港食物供应链紧密交6do.news
2020-03-05HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab reveals surprising prevalence of European Eelmiragenews.com
2020-03-05本地鰻魚產品近半屬瀕危歐洲鰻魚 港大研究揭歐洲大型走私網絡與本港食物供應鏈緊密交織topick.hket.com
2020-03-05本地鰻魚需求大 港大發現45%產品屬瀕危歐洲鰻hk.on.cc
2020-03-05欧洲鳗鱼现身香港市场,拉响濒危物种警报new.qq.com
2020-03-05Endangered species on supermarket shelves:
HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab reveals the surprising prevalence of European Eel in Hong Kong’s food supply
hku.hk
2020-03-05Illicit wildlife products 'slipping through the net'bbc.com
2020-03-05Vom Aussterben bedroht: Der Europäische Aal wird trotzdem in Hongkong verkauftrnd.de
2020-03-04Prevalence of critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Hong Kong supermarketsadvances.sciencemag.org
2020-03-04Illicit wildlife products ‘slipping through the net’theunionjournal.com
2020-03-03Sanzionati bracconieri di anguille al molo di Viareggiolagazzettadiviarreggio.it
2020-03-03Toulouse : il cachait 21 kg de civelles vivantes dans ses bagagesladepeche.fr
2020-02-21A Rochefort, gendarmes et contrôleurs des affaires maritimes traquent les braconniers de pibalesfrancebleu.fr
2020-02-21Qu'est-ce que la pibale pêchée en France et vendue 5.000 euros le kilo?capital.fr
2020-02-17Global police operation tackles illicit trade in eel meatInterpol
2020-02-17Le trafic de civelles sous la haute surveillance des Affaires maritimesouest-france.fr
2020-02-16Ecoperiodismo
El científico más odiado por la mafia de la angula
elcorreoweb.es
2020-02-12Ciencia o barbariesevilla.abc.es
2020-02-12Il contrabbando di anguille vale oro: Sigmund Freud ha fallito, la polizia europea noilsole24ore.com
2020-02-10Crooked seafood trader convicted in UK of smuggling endangered glass eels worth £53 million from Spain to Asiaillicit-trade.com
2020-02-10Seafood salesman convicted of smuggling USD 68 million of eels through Britainseafoodsource.com
2020-02-10Seafood Trader Convicted of Illegally Smuggling Endangered European Baby Eelsseafoodnews.com
2020-02-09Seafood trader convicted of smuggling endangered eels in world’s largest wildlife crimethenational.ae
2020-02-08British man Gilbert Khoo guilty of smuggling millions of baby eels into Asian black marketscmp.com
2020-02-08Detidas quatro pessoas que transportavam malas com meixão vivo avaliado em 452 mil eurospublico.pt
2020-02-08Brit schuldig bevonden aan smokkelen miljoenen alentelegraaf.nl
2020-02-08Seafood salesman guilty of smuggling up to £53million worth of rare elvers from a farm in Gloucestershiregloucestershirelive.co.uk
2020-02-08Seafood salesman convicted for trying to smuggle millions of pounds-worth of critically endangered baby eels to Hong Kongindependent.co.uk
2020-02-07Seafood trader guilty of smuggling £53 million of endangered live eelsclactonandfrintongazette.co.uk
2020-02-07Seafood trader guilty of smuggling £53 million of endangered live eelssouthwalesguardian.co.uk
2020-01-07Seafood salesman convicted of eelegally smuggling £53million worth of European eels through the UKnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk
2020-02-07Animal trader convicted of illegal trading in nearly extinct baby eelscps.gov.uk
2020-02-07Man guilty of slipping eels into Asian black marketfrance24.com
2020-02-07Man found guilty of smuggling £50m worth of live eels out of UKtheguardian.com
2020-02-07Surrey fish broker becomes first in UK convicted of involvement in £2.5bn endangered eel smuggling racketinews.co.uk
2020-02-07Seafood trader guilty of smuggling £53 million of endangered live eelsnewshopper.co.uk
2020-02-07‘Vendetta’ en el Guadalquivir: queman el barco que ayuda a combatir el furtivismoelpais.com
2020-02-05La Guardia Civil corta las redes a la mafia de las angulas en el Guadalquivirelpais.com
2020-01-31Polícia Marítima efetua operação no combate ao tráfico e comércio ilegal de meixão nos distritos do Porto, de Braga e de Aveiroamn.pt
2020-01-31Landes : 320 kg de civelles saisis à Castetsfrancebleu.fr
2020-01-31Landes : plusieurs centaines de kilos de pibales saisies sur l’autoroute A63sudouest.fr
2020-01-29Exportaciones de angulas se disparan en 2019 en medio de la fiebre por su pescadiariolibre.com
2020-01-28Glass Eel Poaching on Rise in Japan amid Surging Pricesnippon.com
2020-01-28Poaching of glass eels on the rise in Japan amid surging pricesjapantimes.co.jp
2020-01-22Rekordowy przemyt na granicy z Ukrainą: Chciał przewieźć węgorze za 1,5 miliona złotycheska.pl
2020-01-21Rekordowy przemyt chronionych węgorzy na granicy w Budomierzurzeszow.tvp.pl
2020-01-2426 kilos de angulas en una maletalasprovicias.es
2020-01-23Incautan 26 kilos de angulas en bolsas de agua en el aeropuerto de Valencialavanguardia.com
2020-01-15Angula, la pesca millonaria de República Dominicanadiariolibre.com
2020-01-14Vaste opération de contrôles de pêcheurs de civelles sur la façade Atlantiquefrancebleu.fr
2020-01-14Pêche professionnelle de civelle : opération interservices sur 5 départementsdirm.nord-atlantique-manche-ouest.development-durable.gouv.fr
2020-01-09Civelle : une opération de contrôle en Vilaineletelegramme.fr
2020-01-09La Bretagne, terre de braconnageletelegramme.fr
2020-01-03How Glass Eels Became America's Hottest Black-Market Itemtheatlantic.com

2019

DateTitleSource/Links
2019-12-20Intervenidos 80 kilos de angulas en la frontera de Irunnoticiasdegipuzkoa.eus
2019-12-20Detenidas dos personas e intervenidos 80 kilos de angulas en la mugadiariovasco.com
2019-12-20Localizan 80 kilos de angulas ocultas en maletas para el mercado chino ilegal de anguilaelindenediente.com
2019-12-18The mysterious life and times of eelsThe Economist
2019-12-18De lourdes amendes requises contre six pêcheurs à la civellecourrier-piccard.fr
2019-12-12Sorprendidos cuatro pescadores furtivos de angulas en la playa de Oyambreediario.es
2019-12-09Un trafic d'un nouveau genre: l'anguille plus précieuse que le caviar ou l'ivoire en Asiertbf.be
2019-12-09Europese politiediensten onderschepten 15 miljoen babypalingen onderweg naar Azië - Duurder dan ivoor of zilver: Europol vecht tegen internationale smokkel van palingnieuwsblad.de
2019-12-07Enquête : la civelle, l’or blanc des braconniers du Sud-Ouestsfrpresse.sfr.fr
2019-12-07La civelle, l’or blanc des braconniers du Sud-Ouestladepeche.fr
2019-12-07De palingpenose heeft het druk, babypaling smokkelen is zeer lucratiefvolkskrant.nl
2019-11-28Eel recorded embarking on its epic migratory voyagediscoverwildlife.com
2019-11-22Les bébés anguilles, le business juteux des contrebandierslefigaro.fr
2019-11-17Civelle européenne, si braconnéeliberation.fr
2019-11-15TRAFFIC warns of European Eel trafficking surge as fishing season gets underwaytraffic.org
2019-11-13Een enorme hoeveelheid glasaal wordt door Chinese maffia Europa uit gesmokkeldtrouw.nl
2019-11-07Slecht nieuws voor het aalherstel: jonge palingen worden massaal naar China gesmokkeldtrouw.nl
2019-11-13'Greatest wildlife crime on the planet' threatens multiple ecosystemsearthjournalism.net
2019-11-13Over five tonnes of smuggled glass eels seized in Europe this yearfiskeforum.com
2019-11-07Detenido por transportar más de 26 quilos de angulas vivas en su equipajelavanguardia.com
2019-11-07
Detenido en el aeropuerto con 25 kilos de angulas vivas en su maletaellobregat.com
2019-11-07EU police seize over 5 tonnes of endangered eelsneweurope.eu
2019-11-07European law enforcement agencies seize six tonnes of smuggled glass eels worth €11.58 millionillicit-trade.com
2011-11-06EU Police Seize Nearly 6 Tons of Endangered Eels Headed for Asiacourthousenews.com
2011-11-06Plus de cinq tonnes de civelles saisies par les polices européennesouest-france.fr
2019-11-06Plus de cinq tonnes de civelles saisies par les polices européenneslarochesuryon.maville.com
2019-11-06Over 5 tonnes of smuggled glass eels seized in Europe this yeareuropol.europa.eu
2019-11-04Saisie de près de 91 kilos de civellesdouane.gouv.fr
2019-11-02Les civelles préfèrent la Somme à la Chinecourrier-picard.fr
2019-10-31Chinese nationals attempt to smuggle live baby eels onto a planenbc-2.com
2019-10-31Two Chinese nationals tried to smuggle live baby eels onto a planecnn.com
2019-10-31Chinese pair caught at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport with 60 kg of live eelsthelocal.fr
2019-10-31Fine for poaching glass eels to be raised to ¥30 million in 2023, Fisheries Agency saysjapantimes.co.jp
2019-10-31Chinese man and woman caught in France smuggling 60kg of live baby eels onto plane in suitcasesscmp.com
2019-10-31Trafic de civelles : deux trafiquants condamnés à de la prison avec sursisfrancebleu.fr
2019-10-30Deux Chinois condamnés à du sursis pour trafic de civelleslefigaro.fr
2019-10-30Japan to Raise Fine for Glass Eel Poachingjen.jiji.com
2019-10-30Deux Chinois condamnés à du sursis pour trafic de civellesmarine-oceans.com
2019-10-30Chinese baby eel smugglers sentenced in Francefrance24.com
2019-10-30Un trafic organisé vers la Chine de pibales vivantes démantelé, deux « mules » arrêtéessudouest.fr
2019-10-27Ouverture de la pêche à la civelle en Nouvelle-Aquitaine : l’Etat veut « lutter contre le braconnage en bandes organisées »actu.fr
2019-10-21Primera condena en España para los contrabandistas de angulaselpais.com
2019-10-21La Guardia Civil detiene e investiga a 16 personas dedicadas al tráfico ilegal de angula europeaguardiacivil.es
2019-10-19La Guardia Civil detiene e investiga a 16 personas dedicadas al tráfico ilegal de angula europeaguardiacivil.es
2019-10-19ASAE desmantela rede de tráfico de meixão em investigação internacional conjuntadnoticias.pt
2019-??-??Zoom sur la lutte contre le braconnage de la civelleafbiodiversity.fr
2019-07-10Musing over the sustainability of eel consumption japan times.co.jp
2019-07-10Eel trafficking from Europe to Asia: a lucrative crime that is surprisingly easy (Video 01:42 min) scmp.com
2019-07-09Saint-Nazaire. Un réseau de braconnage d’anguilles démantelé en Brière ouest-france.fr
2019-07-09Soaring eel black market a slippery problem for Europolbrisbanetimes.com.au
2019-07-08The greatest wildlife crime on the planettheecologist.com
2019-07-08Eel trafficking – the £3bn illegal trade becoming a major wildlife crime (Video 2.05min)reuters.com
2019-07-08Traders proving slippery as eel trafficking soars (Video 01.20min) reuters.com
2019-07-05Bordeaux: Deux ans de prison ferme pour un trafiquant de civelles20minutes.fr
2019-07-05Release highlights plight of European eelsfiskeforum.com
2019-07-05Operación contra el tráfico de angulaslavanguardia.com
2019-07-05Illegal trafficking of the European eel: the ‘world’s greatest wildlife crime’freshwaterblog.com
2019-07-04Bordeaux/Vendée : deux ans de prison ferme pour un trafic de civelles sudouest.fr
2019-07-04Deux ans de prison ferme pour trafic de civelles, peine inédite à Bordeauxfrancebleu.fr
2019-07-01 Illegal Eel Trade (3.46min Video)Broadcast Solution
2019-06-29La Guardia Civil lidera la lucha en Europa contra el comercio ilegal de angulasguardiacivil.es
2019-06-28Europol seized 15 million eels from criminal smuggling gangs last yearillicit-trade.com
2019-06-28Zeldzame glasaal blijkt goudmijn voor smokkelaarstelegraaf.nl
2019-06-27 Eel smuggling arrests rise 50% in Europe-wide crackdowntheguardia.com
2019-06-27 Europol reveals 50 % rise in arrests over illegal eel tradebelfasttelegraph.co.uk
2019-06-27 Europol announces increased effort to stop European eel trafficking seafoodsource.com
2019-06-27 ‘World’s biggest wildlife crime’ in history: 15 million endangered creatures seizedexpress.co.uk
2019-06-25Inside the secret, million-dollar world of baby eel traffickingcbc.ca
2019-06-27 Europol reveals 50% rise in arrests over illegal eel tradeeveningexpress.co.uk
2019-06-27 Europol announces increased effort to stop European eel traffickingsavingseafood.org
2019-06-21NWCU and Europol meet to combat illegal trade in eelsnwcu.police.uk
2019-06-17Endangered eel traffickingtheecologist.org
2019-06-16 Illegal eel exporters exposed by Countryfilebbc.com
2019-06-??El Viaje De La La Angula: Traficar Con Una DelicatessenVanity Fair
2019-06-12Primera condena en España para los contrabandistas de angulaselpais.com
2019-06-06Researchers and customs officials unite to fight wildlife trafficking using eDNAmongabay.com
2019-05-30ŠVERCERI ZAŠTIĆENIH JEGULJA OSUĐENI NA UVJETNU KAZNU ZATVORA Optužnica protiv ‘gospodina Hana’ vraćena USKOK-u na doradujutarnji.hr
2019-05-21La civelle, l’or blanc des braconniers françaislexpress.fr
2019-04-12Police detain 5 for critically endangered eel smuggling in Northern Macedoniastartribune.com
2019-04-08Four Maine residents arrested on drug, firearm, eel poaching charges in Warehambostonglobe.com
2019-04-07Environmental Police – Eel Poachers from Maine Face Drug, Gun Chargescapecodtoday.com
2019-04-0634 tonnes of glass eels poached in France annuallyleparisien.fr
2019-04-02En Vendée, le trafic de civelles rapporte grosouest-france.fr
2019-03-28Sauvetage de civelles en Hauts-de-France Normandie et Ile-de-Franceafbiodiversity.fr
2019-03-25How Japan imports baby eels illegally through Hong Kong and Taiwanscmp.com
2019-03-25Un trafic international de civelles démantelé en Gironde par les gendarmeslessor.org
2019-03-25Dans le Médoc, les trafiquants de civelle imitaient les barons de la droguelemonde.fr
2019-03-25Gironde : coup de filet au milieu des pibalessudouest.fr
2019-03-25Gironde : filières de trafic de civelles démantelées, sept interpellationslefigaro.fr
2019-03-25Trafic de civelle : un réseau démantelé dans le Médoc, des ramifications en Espagne et au Portugalfrancebleu.fr
2019-03-22Desmantelada rede internacional com mais de um milhão de euros em meixãojn.pt
2019-03-18Maine’s 2019 eel fishing season set to begin as state cracks down on criminal activitybangordailynews.com
2019-03-13Vendée. Pêche illicite de civelles : un braconnier condamné à 18 mois de prisonouest-france.fr
2019-03-08Gangster Cash In on Endangered Eelsnippon.com
2019-02-19Loire-Atlantique. Huit pêcheurs de civelle verbalisés, 20 kg saisisouest-france.fr
2019-02-19About 200 kilogram glass eels seized in Bulgarianova.bg
2019-02-19Transportation of Baby Eels from Endangered Species was Stopped at Sofia Airportnovinite.com
2019-02-17Schmuggelgut Glasaal – Geschäft mit der ungewöhnlichen Warehr-fernsehen.de
2019-02-15Vaste opération interservices de contrôle de la pêche professionnelle de civelle dirm.nord-atlantique-manche-ouest.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
2019-02-14Près de 900 kg de civelles saisis près de Pauleparisien.fr
2019-02-14Les douanes de Pau saisissent 897 kg de pibalesLadepeche.fr
2019-02-14897 kg de pibales saisis par la brigade des douanes de Paularepubliquedespyrenees.fr
2019-02-12Un trafic international de civelles en bande organisée face à la justice. Neuf personnes condamnées à de lourdes peines par le TGI de Nanteswww.dirm.nord-atlantique-manche-ouest.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
2019-02-12Operação “Freshwater” – GNR apreende 114 quilos de meixão gnr.pt
2019-02-09Deux-Sèvres. Le trafic international de pibales passait par Saint-Pompainnouvellerepublique
2019-02-08Trafic international de civelles : lourde peine pour le pêcheur de Saint-Nazaireacta.fr
2019-02-08Trafic international de civelles : de la prison ferme requiselanouvellerepublique
2019-02-08Sept hommes arrêtés pour trafic d’anguilles à l’aéroport de Genèvelemessenger.fr
2019-02-08Trafficked eels set free in Swiss lakeswissinfo.ch
2019-02-08Les anguilles saisies à Cointrin libérées dans la natureletempts.ch
2019-02-08Squirming surprise: two South Koreans arrested for trying to smuggle 252,000 live eels out of Croatia in their suitcasesscmp.com
2019-02-08VIDEO, FOTO: CIJELI SVIJET BRUJI O ZAPLJENI VIŠE OD 250.000 ZAŠTIĆENIH JEGULJA U ZAGREBU Jutarnji prvi donosi video ‘plijena’ skrivenog u 8 koferajutarni.hr
2019-02-07Nantes: Des peines de prison, jusqu’à deux ans ferme, pour neuf trafiquants de bébés anguilles20minutes.fr
2019-02-07Croatie: arrestation de 2 Sud-Coréens pour contrebande d’anguilleslefigaro.fr
2019-02-06Genéve et Zurich: Anguilles saisies dans les aéroports suisseslematin.ch
2019-02-05Francfort: Élevage Caves creusées: Puissance-Anguilles sur Bowling de garantirdecotidien.com
2019-02-05Video: Glasaal-Schmuggler operieren in ehemaligem China-Restauranthr-fernsehen.de
2019-10-31Trafic de civelles : deux trafiquants condamnés à de la prison avec sursisfrancebleu.fr
2019-02-05Umschlagplatz für Glasaalschmuggel ausgehobenzoll.de
2019-01-05Hessen: Umschlagplatz von Aal-Schmugglern ausgehobenfischmagazin.de
2019-01-05Fahnder heben Stützpunkt internationaler Aal-Schmuggler ausstuttgarter-nachrichten.de
2019-01-05Glasaal-Schmuggler operieren in ehemaligem China-Restauranthessenschau.de
2019-01-31GNR derruba a rede internacional de contrabando de meixão em Setúbal observador.pt
2019-01-31Customs seize 49 kilogram glass eels at Stuttgart Airportheidelberg24.de
2019-01-21Dos detenidos en Palmones con 85 kilos de angulas vivasgrupodiarioarea.es
2019-01-21Intervenidos 85 kilogramos de angulas vivas en Los Barrios en una operación con dos detenidoslavozdigital.es
2019-01-08PSP apreende 104 quilos de meixão no Aeroporto de Lisboa e detém quatro homens24.sapo.pt

2018

DateTitleSource/Link
2018-12-21Customs dept seizes eels valued at B40mtbangkokpost.com
2018-12-21Two shipment of endangered live eels seized at Suvarnabhumi airportnationmultimedia.com
2018-12-21700 kg glass eels worth about 1 Million EUR seized in Bangkokbangkokpost.com
2018-12-20Flughafen Frankfurt am Main. Ungefähr 100.000 Glasaale beschlagnahmtspiegel.de
2018-12-20Erneut Glasaale entdecktzoll.de
2018-12-19Helpt besluit EU Visserijraad tegen illegale palinghandel?goedevis.nl
2018-12-12Geldmaschine AalDu und das Tier / Deutscher Tierschutz Bund
2018-12-11Billion-Dollar Eelsbbc.co.uk
2018-12-06Nantes: peines de prison ferme requises contre des trafiquants présumés de civelleslefigaro.fr
2018-12-06Civelles. Un « trafic international » jugé à Nantesletelegramme.fr
2018-12-06Possible EU temporal eel fishing closure and its potential implications for glass eel traffickingblueplanetsociety.org
2018-12-05Nantes : les civelles, cet or blanc au cœur d’un trafic internationalleparisien.fr
2018-12-05Nantes : neuf hommes impliqués dans un trafic de civelles jugés pour “commerce d’espèces protégées”mobile.francetvinfo.fr
2018-12-05Trafic de civelles : ouverture à Nantes du procès de toute une filière, premier du genrefrancebleu.fr
2018-12-05Nantes: Neuf trafiquants de civelles devant la justice, l’«or blanc» qui rapporte des milliers d’euros 20minutes.fr
2018-12-042000 wertvolle Jungaale beschlagnahmtsueddeutsche.de
2018-12-04Tausende Glasaale vom Zoll beschlagnahmt: Geschmuggelte Aale im Rhein ausgesetztswr.de
2018-12-04Deutschland ist Transitland für eines der größten Wildtierverbrechen der WeltSustainableEelGroup.org
2018-12-04Germany is transit country for one of planet’s greatest Wildlife CrimeSustainableEelGroup.org
2018-12-04Schmuggel von Glasaalen am Frankfurter Flughafen verhindertzoll.de
2018-11-22Criminal prosecution requested for Bior employee for defrauding money from the statebnn-news.com
2018-11-22El apetito de China y Japón por la anguila dispara el tráfico ilegal en Europalatribuna.hn
2018-11-22Nejpašovanější zvíře světa je úhoř. V Evropě jich za třicet let ubylo až 90 procentct24.ceskatelevize.cz
2018-11-22Hotade ålar smugglas i resväskornt.se
2018-11-22Braconnage des anguilles : ‘premier trafic d’espèce au monde’animaux-online.com
2018-11-21Europe’s eels face oblivion as smugglers feed Chinese demand’ scmp.com
2018-11-21Eel trafficking in EU called the ‘largest wildlife crime on Earth’japantimes.co.jp
2018-11-21How Humans Made Trafficking Of Eel For Consumption the “Largest Wildlife Crime On Earth”indiatimes.com
2018-11-21Le braconnage des anguilles, «premier trafic d’espèce au monde» lapresse.ca
2018-11-20Eel trafficking in the EU, the world’s ‘biggest wildlife crime’phys.org
2018-11-20Eel trafficking in the EU, the world’s ‘biggest wildlife crime’currentpk.wordpress.com
2018-11-20Eel trafficking in the EU, the world’s ‘biggest wildlife crime’freemalaysiatoday.com
2018-11-12Deux-Sévres. Le braconnage des pibales s’intensifie depuis cinq anslanouvellerepublique.fr
2018-11-02Eels ‘could disappear’ from French rivers due to black market tradetelegraph.co.uk
2018-11-01«Presque aussi rentable que la coke», l’anguille est traquée par les braconniersleparisien.fr
2018-10-11You are probably completely unaware of the largest wildlife crime in Europenhm.ac.uk
2018-10-07 19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced in “Operation Broken Glass,” But Lucrative Trade Persistswakajobs.com
2018-09-04Nantes. Les civelles content cher aux braconniersouest-france.fr
2018-07-31Spanish policeman says smuggled European eels raised in China were then exported to Japanjapantimes.co.jp
2018-07-31Smuggled European eels farmed in China to meet Japan’s strong demandmainichi.jp
2018-07-27Europe’s largest wildlife crime: Illegal trade of the European eelillegalwildlifetrade.net
2018-07-25Desarticulado un punto de comercio ilegal de anguilas en Isla Mayordiariodesevilla.es
2018-07-19Big business mit dem Baby-Aalrepublik.ch
2018-07-04Saisie à l’aéroport Mohammed V de Casablanca de 78 kg de civelles vivantesh24info.ma
2018-07-04Douanes: saisie de 78 kg de civelles ecologie.ma
2018-06-2719 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persistsnews.nationalgeographic.com
2018-06-26Greenpeace Japan: Eel sourcing “like a black box”seafoodsource.com
2018-06-23Balance de la Guardia Civil contra el tráfico ilegal de angulasguardiacivil.es
2018-06-223.4 tonnes of seized glass eels reintroduced into their natural habitateuropol.europa.eu
2018-06-223.4 tonnes of endangered eels rescued from smugglers in European operationinews.co.uk
2018-06-22EU law enforcement agencies seized nearly 3.4 tonnes of smuggled glass eels last year illicit-trade.com
2018-06-20Intervienen 2.842 kilos de angulas y detienen a 45 personas en la última campaña contra su pesca ilegalantena3.com
2018-06-20Saisie de 30 espèces protégées au cours de l’opération « Thunderstorm »douane.gouv.fr
2018-06-20Wildlife crime: global seizures and arrests in transcontinental operationwcoomd.org
2018-06-20International crackdown on wildlife crime includes major Vancouver seizure of illegal eel meat shipmentstraight.com
2018-06-20Canadian officials seized 18 tonnes of eel meat in 92-country wildlife stingcalgaryherald.com
2018-06-15Final Sentence Handed Down in Maine Eel Trafficking Caseseafoodnews.com
2018-06-1512th Mainer charged in baby eel trafficking sting sentenced to 1 year probationbangordailynews.com
2018-06-01Le trafic d’anguilles aussi lucratif que le trafic de stupéfiantslindependant.fr
2018-06-01 Le trafic de civelles, nouveau “trafic de stups”francebleu.fr
2018-06-01Le trafic de civelles, nouveau “trafic de stups”sciencesetavenir.fr
2018-05-31Tribunal de Bordeaux : deux relaxes et quatre condamnations pour un trafic de civellesfrancebleu.fr
2018-05-25Landes : la pibale de retour à la barresudouest.fr
2018-05-24Off-book sales shut down Maine’s elver season earlytimesrecord.com
2018-05-23Maine’s Elver Fishery to Shut Down, Charges Pending for Illegal SalesDepartment of Marine Resources
2018-05-08Smuggling European glass eel is getting worse/To China via Morocco/”Final destination is Japan in particular” (欧州シラスウナギ 違法輸出深刻化/モロッコ経由で中国へ/「多くは日本行き」指摘も)Shizuoka Shimbun
2018-05-08百余吨欧洲鳗苗被走私到中国?最后目的地原是这里3g.163.com
2018-05-08Deux contrebandiers de civelles condamnés à 7 mois de prisonsciencesetavenir.fr
2018-05-06 Smuggling European eel is getting worse/100 tonnes of glass eels to China illegally/”Final destination is Japan in particular”, reaction of Japanese market and industries are attracting the attention
(ヨーロッパウナギの密輸深刻化/中国に違法稚魚100トン/「多くは日本行き」問われる業界対応)
Nagasaki Shimbun
2018-05-06 欧洲鳗苗走私猖獗 多流入日本市场zaobao.com.sg
2018-05-09Trafic de civelles : la justice alourdit les peines france3-regions.francetvinfo.ft
2018-05-07Maine’s “elver kingpin” receives prison time for trafficking ringseafoodsource.com
2018-05-05Eel smugglers try to give customs the slipthetimes.co.uk
2018-05-04 Sequestrati 500 kg di larve di anguille all’aeroporto di Tesseratrevisotoday.it
2018-05-03Trente-trois kilogrammes de civelles saisies à Roissy remises à l’eau à Camon courrier-picard.fr
2018-05-01‘Grandfather’ of eel fishing gets 6 months for trafficking in poached baby eelsbangordailynews.com
2018-05-01Baby-Aale wegen illegaler Exporte vom Aussterben bedrohtwelt.de
2018-04-30El tráfico de angulas, más rentable que el de armascronicaglobal.espenol.com
2018-04-30El tráfico ilegal de angulas, un mercado reguladocronicaglobal.elespanol.com
2018-04-28Assemblée Généralefederation-peche64.fr
2018-04-28Les anguilles du territoire bientôt de retour dans les assiettes ? courrier-picard.fr
2018-04-26 Coup défiler chez les trafiquants de civelles, petits poisson protégéslemonde.fr
2018-04-22La mafia China del tráfico de angulas: “Es tan rentable como el narcotráfico”elconfidencial.com
2018-04-22Men Sentenced In Portland For Roles In Elver Poaching Ringmainepublic.org
2018-04-18La traque musclée contre les braconniers de bébés anguilles
2018-04-15Démantèlement d’un réseau de trafic de civellesmedia-web.fr
2018-04-12Démantèlement d’un réseau de trafic international de civellesdir.nord-atlantique-mancheouest.development-durable.gouv.fr
2018-04-13Démantèlement d’un réseau de trafic de civelles : le COREPEM et l’OP ESTUAIRES saluent l’action des services de contrôle en régioncorepem.fr
2018-04-12Vendée. Grand Ouest. Démantèlement d’un réseau de trafic international de civellespresseocean.fr
2018-04-11Vendée. Les gendarmes démantèlent un trafic de civellesouest-france.fr
2018-04-11Un trafic international de civelles démantelé en Vendée francebleu.fr
2018-04-09Europol crackdown on trafficking of endangered European glass eels greennews.ie
2018-04-09Eel smuggling ring busted in Spainseafoodsource.com
2018-04-08Spain, Portugal take down gang running eels to Asiataipeitimes.com
2018-04-07Four Chinese arrested for smuggling glass eels in Spain-Portugal bust on ‘the biggest wildlife crime in Europe’scmp.com
2018-04-06400 millones de euros por exportar ilegalmente angulas a China y Japónabc.es
2018-04-06Detenidos diez miembros de una mafia china que traficaba con angulascuatro.com
2018-04-06Desarticulan una red internacional de exportación ilegal de angulas con ramificaciones en Asturiasine.es
2018-04-06La Guardia Civil desarticula una red criminal de exportación ilegal de angulas hacia mercados asiáticosecodiario.eleconomista.es
2018-04-06Three Moroccan nationals arrested in Spain for smuggling glass eels to Asiaen.yabiladi.com
2018-04-06Eel smugglers halted in sting led by Europol pressherald.com
2018-04-06Spain, Portugal bust gang smuggling eels worth $625 million to Asia thestar.com
2018-04-06Trafficking Threatens Eel RecoverySustainableEelGroup.org
2018-04-06Un ‘arsenal’ de 500 maletas para traficar con angulaspolitica.elpais.com
2018-04-06Baby-Aal-Schmuggler in Spanien festgenommenHandelsblatt.de
2018-04-06Des Marocains impliqués dans un réseau de trafic d’anguilles avec la Chinehuffpostmaghreb.com
2018-04-06 Glass eel traffickers earned more than EUR 37 million from illegal exports to Asiaeuropol.europa.eu
2018-04-06Desarticulada una red criminal dedicada a la exportación ilegal de angulas hacia mercados asiáticosguardiacivil.es
2018-03-30Nantes. Des braconniers de civelles pris les mains dans le tamisouest-france.fr
2018-03-23EU Fails to Prevent Illegal Eel Traffickingmotherearthnews.com
2018-03-2132 kg de civelles saisis dans deux valises à l’aéroport Mohammed Vmedia24.com
2018-03-15Une tentative de trafic illicite de la civelle interceptée à l’aéroport international de Casablanca Maroc-diplomatique.net
2018-03-15Aéroport de Casablanca: un trafic de 60 kg de civelle interceptéh24info.ma
2018-03-15Intervienen artes de pesca caladas ilegalmente para capturar angulas en Ebrolavanguardia.com
2018-03-15MedioAmbiente.- La Junta libera en el río Guadalfeo alevines de anguilas procedentes de un decomisoeuropapress.es
2018-03-15Alijan cuarenta kilos de angulas valorados en 80. 000 euros y escondidas en maletasideal.es
2018-03-15Marruecos desbarata en aeropuerto un contrabando inédito de angulas para Asialavanguardia.com
2018-03-14Military grade underwater cameras working to end illegal fishing for eels in the Fensgov.uk
2018-03-09Sustainable Eel Group (SEG): Criminals Trafficked 110 Million Eels to Asia so far this SeasonSustainableEelGroup.org
2018-03-07Sucesos.- Intervenidos 18 kilos de angulas vivas preparadas para su exportación a Shangáim.20minutos.es
2018-03-07 Angulas al aguardohorsepress.es
2018-02-27Nove malas de meixão apreendidas no aeroporto de Farojn.pt
2018-02-24Operación contrarreloj para salvar 200.000 angulas vivas enviadas a Melilla ocultas en maletaselmundo.es
2018-02-18Two Malaysian citizens were arrested at the airport in Asturias carrying eel in suitcaseselcomercio.es
2018-02-10Interceptados más de trescientos kilos de angulas en el Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajasguardiacivil.es
2018-02-10 Entregan a Gipuzkoa 310 kilos de angulas incautadas para repoblar los ríos Oiartzun y Oriaeuropapress.es
2018-02-10Intervienen un kilo de angulas vivaslasprovicias.es
2018-02-10Dos pasajeros chinos tratan de facturar seis maletas con angulas en Manisesine.es
2018-02-01Bordeaux : un braconnier de civelles du Médoc condamné à deux mois de prison avec sursisfrancebleu.fr
2018-02-03Maine men sentenced to probation, fines for trafficking baby eelsbangordailynwes.com
2018-01-25La Guardia Civil interviene 20 kg de angulas vivas en el Aeropuerto de Málagaaxaquiaplus.es
2018-01-22 East Asia’s baby eel catch plunges to record lowasia.nikkei.com
2018-01-19Human mules tried to smuggle 317 kg of glass eels from Lisbon to Vietnamtheportugalnews.com
2018-01-19Aéroport de Lisbonne: Sais de 317 kilos de civelle braconnéesmapecology.ma

2017

DateTitleSource/Link
2017-12-18Italian authorities seized 1 tonne of silver eels near the city of Rovigo on 18 December. Most probably illegally fished in Italian lagoonsrovigoogii.it
2017-12-15Prison avec sursis et amendes pour trafic de civellesagrisalon.com
2017-12-15Two men sentenced in baby eel trafficking schemebangordailynews.com
2017-12-14To date, OP Broken Glass has resulted in guilty pleas for 19 individuals whose combined conduct resulted in the illegal trafficking of more than $5.25 million worth of elversjustice.gov
2017-12-08Des braconniers de civelles de nouveau épinglés par la justicejournaildelenvironment.net
2017-12-08Trafficking makes eel ‘as valuable as cocaine’inews.co.uk
2017-11-29List of eel seizures 2013-2017cites.org
2017-11-16Procès civelles saintes 2017lepecheurprofessionnel.fr
2017-12-01La Guardia Civil de Gijón localiza a un cántabro con más de un kilo de angulas y sin licenciaeldariomontanes.es
2017-11-30Mystery of the eel: Europe’s own ivory tradeeuractiv.com
2017-11-15Leaders of black market eel ring in Virginia and Maine given prison sentencesseafoodsource.com
2017-11-03New York businessman gets 1½ years for dealing in black market eels from Virginiapilotonline.com
2017-10-05Overfishing Operation Nets Three Eel Traffickerscouthousenews.com
2017-09-15Series of eel seizures was conducted in Mainland China last spring SustainableEelGroup.org
2017-09-09U.S. eel poaching spikes on Asia demandthe-japan-news.com
2017-09-05Siembra de angulas en el Pozo Negroeldiariomontanes.es/
2017-09-03El río Guadalquivir: kilómetro cero del tráfico ilegal de angulassevilla.abc.es
2017-08-07Feds clamp down on eel poaching as value growssunjournal.com
2017-08-07Poached eels: US strikes at illegal harvests as value growsdailymail.co.uk
2017-07-05Baby eels have changed fortunes for Maine’s fishermen — and brought troublebostonglobe.com
2017-06-27The Dark Side of the Secret Glass Eel Goldrushbritishtimes.co.uk
2017-06-26Europol estima que el tráfico ilegal de angulas de la UE a China representa un delito de 280 millones de eurosmispeces.com
2017-06-26Another Blow directed to illegal eel tradefis.com
2017-06-24Slippery gang ran illicit eel trade worth millionspressreader.com
2017-06-24Golpe al tráfico internacional de angulaelcomercio.es
2017-06-23Slippery Slope for Smugglerseuroweeklynews.com
2017-06-23Europa contra el tráfico de angulas: 4.000 kilos incautados y 48 detenid crackdownelconfidencial.com
2017-06-23Millions of pounds worth of baby eels seized as smugglers face crackdowninews.co.uk
2017-06-23Europa cerca el tráfico de angulas: 4 toneladas incautadas y 48 detenidoslarazon.es
2017-06-23El SEPRONA lidera una operación internacional contra el tráfico ilegal de angulascuatro.com
2017-06-23EU Law Enforcement step up efforts to protect the environment – 48 arrested for trafficking endangered specieseuropol.europa.eu
2017-06-09BFAR eyes stricter measures to regulate eel trademanilatimes.net
2017-06-08 Loire-Atlantique: deux trafiquants de civelles arrêtes Avec 175000 euros en liquideleparisien.fr
2017-06-08 Demand for the mysterious ‘glass eel’ has turned into a risky, big-money businessbriefnews.eu
2017-06-07Inside the Multimillion-Dollar World of Eel Traffickingnationalgeographic.com
2017-05-31Charente : un Photomaton à poissons migrateurssudouest.fr
2017-05-29Calvados : un pêcheur jugé pour ne pas avoir déclaré la pêche de petites anguilleslamanchelibre.fr
2017-05-27Maine’s latest fishing frenzy brings in $1,200 a pound — and it’s not lobstelatimes.com
2017-05-23How Maine came to play a central role in an international eel smuggling schemebangordailynews.com
2017-05-12Philippines workshop promotes co-operation between enforcement authorities against illegal eel tradetraffic.org
2017-05-09Feds Bust Eel-Smugglers in Maine/maritime-executive.com
2017-05-06Le braconnage des civelles s’intensifie, la lutte contre les braconniers aussisudouest.fr
2017-04-27Two Chinese women at Bilbao Airport stopped with 40kg of glass eels destined for Shanghaicadenaser.com
2017-04-21I joined the wildlife police to safe baby eels from poachers newscientist.com
2017-04-19Walboro Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Trafficking American Eelslcnme.com
2017-04-18Douane Schiphol vindt 72 Kilo babypalingtelegraaf.nl
2017-04-18River patrols aim to hook eel smugglersthe times
2017-04-18NVWA en douane nemen 72 kilo glasaal in beslagnvwa.nl
2017-04-17Fisherman Pleads Guilty in Eel Trafficking Caseeponline.com
2017-04-16Las Tramas del cristal negro: el tráfico de angulas se sofisticaeldario.es
2017-04-16 Why are international crime syndicates smuggling River Severn elvers to Korea and China?gloucestershirelive.co.uk
2017-04-12Illegal elvers worth more than caviar on black marketbbc.com
2017-04-12video report on trafficking in European eelsbbc
2017-04-08Officials cracking down on poaching of a slippery, squiggly and valuable commodity — baby eelswashingtonpost.com
2017-04-05Brooklyn Seafood Dealer Pleads Guilty for Illegally Trafficking American Eelsjustice.gov
2017-03-30 Two men indicted in Maine for illegally trafficking American eelswww.military-technologies.net
2017-03-21Hiromi Shiraishi (TRAFFIC) about eel trafficking from a Japanese conservation perspectivewwf.or.jp
2017-03-18Accelerated restocking of eelsouest-france.fr
2017-03-16Feds accuse Maine man of trafficking in poached baby eelswgme.com
2017-03-14Elver dealer indicted on charges of buying, selling illegally caught eelsellsworthamerican.com
2017-03-12 The slippery world of eel smuggling, Europe’s illegal and booming trade telegraph.co.uk
2017-03-10Man arrested for poaching glass eel at Canal de la Martinière in Pellerinouest-france.fr
2017-03-08 Smuggling of glass eels valued at EUR 10 million: 17 arrestseurojust.europa.eu
2017-03-08 Seventeen arrested for smuggling glass eels worth EUR 10 millioneuropol.europa.eu
2017-03-08El viaje ilegal de la angula: del Guadalquivir a los mercados de Chinapolitica.elpais.com
2017-03-08Trafficking route from Spain via Italy and Greece to Hong KongSustainableEelGroup.org
2017-03-08Cae la mayor red internacional de tráfico de angulas a China, con 17 detenidos (Video)rtve.es
2017-03-03Man arrested in Chessington for 'trying to smuggle 600,000 live endangered eels' at Heathrowsurreycomet.co.uk
2017-03-03Passenger 'tried to smuggle 600,000 endangered live eels onto plane from Heathrow'standard.co.uk
2017-03-03Slippery smuggler caught trying to sneak 600,000 live EELS on to a plane – in a haul worth £1.2MILLIONthesun.co.uk
2017-03-03Release of the Heathrow-seized eels in Guadalquivir river, Spain (Video)SustainableEelGroup.org
2017-03-03UK Border Force’s role in Operation ‘Thunderbird’homeofficemendia.blog.gov.uk
2017-02-15French authorities checked 50 fishermen and 7 collectors on 10 and 14 Februarywww.charente-maritime.gouv.fr
2017-02-08Landes : deux braconniers de civelles pris en flagrant délitsudouest.fr
2017-02-07British citizen plead guilty and fined to pay 675 pounds for illegally fishing for glass eelsgov.uk
2017-02-07Greek authorities arrested several people including a major trader in GreecSustainableEelgroup.org
2017-02-07Intervienen mil kilos de angulas en Delta Ebro para investigar su procedencialavanguardia.com
2017-02-06140 kilos de civelles découverts à l’aéroport de Roissycourrier-picard.fr
2017-02-06Cuatro investigados en Lebrija por pesca ilegal de angulas en el Bajo Guadalquivireuropapress.es
2017-02-06Les pillan pescando ilegalmente angulas en el Guadalquivirsevilla-abc.es
2017-02-0545kg glass eels worth 18.650EUR were seized in Portugalcampeaoprovincias.pt
2017-02-04Desenes de guardia civils escorcollen una empresa de Deltebre i confisquen més d’un miler de quilos d’angulaaguaita.cat
2017-01-18Arcachon: Plus de 500 kilos de civelles de contrebande saisie20minutes.fr
2017-01-17Japanese video report about glass eel trafficking from Taiwan via Kinmen to Hong Kongwww3.nhk.or.jp

2012-2016

DateTitleSource/Link
2016-11-28Three Additional Men Plead Guilty for Illegally Harvesting and Selling American Eelsjustice.gov
2016-10-06Seven men plead guilty for illegal harvesting and selling American eelsjustice.gov
2016-07-07La Chine nourrit le trafic international de civellesLe Monde
2016-06-02Loire-Atlantique: démantèlement d’un trafic international de civellesleparisien.fr
2016-05-21Summary of the previous operation ‘Black Glass’ carried out in 2016Guardia Civil, video footage
2016-03-31Illegal eel: who is pilfering Europe's catch?theguardian.com
2016-02-09Illegal eel: black market continues to taint Europe's eel fisherytheguardian.com
2014-11-03Landes: le pêcheur qui capturait trop de pinacles condamné à 1500 euros amendesudouest.fr
2015-01-24Chinese men caught with 2 million baby eels in luggagescmp.com
2014-10-07Dax : pinacles jetées aux poulessudouest.fr
2013-10-27Perquisition chez un mareyeur de pibalessudouest.fr
2013-10-16Pays Basque: soup cons de traffic de pibalessudouest.fr
2012-03-04Summary of the previous operation ‘Suculenta’ carried out in 2012 guardiacivil.es




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