Cruel Shark Fin Trade Supported By EU Loophole Which Permits 'Smuggling'
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Express. UK] By STUART WINTER- July 23, 2015
An EU loophole is allowing travellers to “smuggle” precious shark fins into Britain to be sold on the black market for small fortunes.
By claiming the fins are covered under personal allowance rules, travellers arriving in the UK can sell precious amounts to restaurants for as much £3,500.
Sharks are slipping inexorably towards extinction because of the demand for their fins to be made into soup, one of the great delicacies of Chinese ...
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