MURMANSK, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - Border guards in
Russia's northern Murmansk Region seized on Wednesday more than
2 tons of crab worth around 2 million rubles ($59,000), the
Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
The illegal shipment was found in a Mercedes van traveling
from Severomorsk to Murmansk. "The total weight of the seized
batch is over 2 tons and the approximate value is 2 million
rubles," a spokeswoman said.
This year Russia has launched a crackdown on the illegal
export of crab and other seafood. However, large volumes
continue to be smuggled out of the country, primarily to Japan
and South Korea.
Since January 1, there has been a ban on catching
Kamchatka crab, but Wednesday's seizure is the seventh such
haul in the Murmansk Region since the start of the year.
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