109 kg of unauthorized elvers worth $400-500k seized at Toronto Pearson Airport, following elver fishery closure.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and border service officers seized 109 kg of unauthorized elvers worth $400,000-$500,000 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, intended for overseas shipment. This follows the closure of the elver fishery due to safety and conservation concerns. Since then, officers have made 149 arrests and confiscated approximately 207.7 kg of elvers.

May 17, 2024
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