Police swoop on eel traffickers
The Sustainable Eel Group has welcomed the outcome of a coordinated enforcement action which targeted a criminal network involved in the illegal trade of glass eels across southwestern France and…
Sentences passed for eel trafficking offences
The Pau Court of Appeal ruled against a seafood trading operation implicated in glass eel trafficking between 2012 and 2013 – increasing suspended prison sentences previously imposed in 2021 and…
Customs crack eel smuggling ring
French Customs have successfully intercepted an eel smuggling ring in the Paris area, seizing more that 300kg of live glass eels and arresting three people. Fishing for glass eels is…
Arrests have been made across Europe in the last year as Europol has co-ordinated action against eel smugglers. Image: Europol
Over five tonnes of smuggled glass eels seized in Europe this year
During the 2018-19 fishing season European law enforcement was able to seize 5789 kg of smuggled glass eels with an estimated value of €2000 per kilo. In total 154 suspected…
