Russian police find 70,000-dollar stash of black-market caviar, fish

08-Oct-2018 - Russian Federation

Police in far-eastern Russia uncovered a stash of black-market caviar and fish worth more than 4.5 million roubles (70,000 dollars), the news agency Interfax reported on Wednesday.

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A search of a house in the rural Khabarovsk region revealed a refrigerated container with more than a ton of red caviar and over 60 unspecified fish, the report said, citing the Federal Security Service.

Red caviar, typically from salmon or trout, is cheaper than the rarer black caviar from sturgeon. Authorities are considering opening a case on a poaching charge, the report said. The charge is punishable by two years in prison.

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