調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，走私團伙每年的走私金額高達500萬。根據(jù)歐洲司法合作組織和歐洲刑警組織聲明，各國當局協(xié)調行動，逮捕了17人。

 

    歐洲司法合作組織稱，調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，一家總部在西班牙的公司從幾個歐盟成員國購買鰻鱺苗，在鱔魚進入合法市場后，這家公司據(jù)稱又把鰻鱺苗運到希臘，最終假造文件，以魚的名義運往中國。

 

    部分原文報道如下：

 

    Police have broken up an international network which illegally smuggled baby eels to China, wher they are considered a delicacy with aphrodisiac qualities.

 

    It's estimated that the gang made at least 5 million every year, laundering the proceeds and in some instances being paid with gold bars.

 

    The police operation was carried out by Spain's environmental protection squad and involved officers from Portugal, Italy, France, Greece and United Kingdom.

 

    原文鏈接：http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4293852/Police-arrest-17-smuggling-live-eels-China.html