A passenger arrested for smuggling dwell eels on the Madrid airport

Baggage seized on the Adolfo Suárez airport

Civil Guard brokers belonging to the Fiscal and Border Unit detected some suspicious suitcases. She was carrying two suitcases with eight fridges containing 29,600 kilograms of dwell eels. The passenger got here from Morocco and was in transit to Mauritania

Two suitcases turned out to be suspicious on the Adolfo Suárez airport in Madrid. Through the Automated Baggage Treatment System (SATE), Civil Guard brokers belonging to the Fiscal and Border Unit verified that inside they contained a big amount of merchandise, which apparently may very well be dwell eels.

They positioned its proprietor, a 42-year-old lady of Malaysian nationality. She was in transit from Casablanca (Morocco) with last vacation spot Nouakchott (Mauritania).

It occurred on November 20. Upon opening the bags, they verified the presence of a complete of eight fridges, which contained 29,600 kilograms of dwell eels. They proceeded to arrest the passenger, accused of against the law of smuggling protected species. After taking her assertion, she was made accessible to the competent Judicial Authority.