Russian coast guards seize 7.5 tons of illegal crab in Far East
12:47, 4 May 2009
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. May 4. KAZINFORM. Russian coast guards in the Far East have seized a vessel carrying 7.5 metric tons of crab, a spokesman for the Federal Security Service's regional border department said on Monday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The ship, flying the Cambodian flag, was detained at the weekend off the island of Sakhalin.
An investigation is underway; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.