230 million yuan of ‘radiation seafood’ smuggled from Japan to ChinaOn Aug. 21, Qingdao Customs announced that a group of smugglers responsible for bringing over 5,000 tons of seafood into China over the past two years had been apprehended. Photo Grabbed from People’s Daily | mb.com.phIn a survey administered early this year, customs inspectors found that some upscale seafood was being sold for cheaper prices than declared, which stood out as unusual. “The seafood originated in Japan, Russia and the U.S., so why did it come in vans from Guangxi?” Song mused. “It was strange.”As the investigation got underway, a seafood import and export company in Shandong became a primary suspect. Thus, the price of upscale seafood from Fukushima dropped precipitously.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 23, 2016 01:41 UTC