Showing posts with label mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mexico. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Mexican navy uncovers drugs inside frozen sharks



A bit of a crazy story...from CNN:


"(CNN)
-- The Mexican navy smelled something fishy and their intuition paid off. They found nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen sharks.

The cargo, which was aboard the freight ship Dover Strait, had been loaded in Costa Rica, Mexican navy says.

Navy inspectors at the southeastern port of Progreso, in Yucatan state, on Tuesday detected an anomaly in two shipping containers during a routine X-ray, according to a navy news release.

The inspectors zeroed in on a shipment of sharks. Upon slitting one of the frozen fish open, they found black bags containing rectangular packets filled with cocaine."

Complete article here

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Vamos Mexico

The Mexican government has passed several new laws that ban shark finning and protects White, Whale, and Basking sharks, and Manta Rays. Remains to be seen if the laws can be enforced - nevertheless it is a positive move by the Mexicans...

http://www.pr.com/press-release/31775