Khabarovsk resident who "found" black caviar on the Amur River was convicted

A court in Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory, convicted a 36-year-old man accused of illegally acquiring especially valuable aquatic biological resources that belong to species protected by international treaties of Russia. He was sentenced to 6 months of probation with a deduction of 5% of his salary from the state income.

The prosecutor's office found that in August a man found a container of black caviar on the bank of the Amur River in the village of Mago, Mykolaiv district. It contained more than 7 kg of the delicacy. He took the find home. However, he did not manage to bring it to the house, as he was detained by law enforcement officers, IA AmurMedia writes.

Earlier it was reported that members of a criminal group were detained in the Khabarovsk Territory, who were accused of illegally acquiring, storing and transporting especially valuable biological resources, as well as two carriers of caviar and biological resources. The investigation revealed a scheme for the illegal transportation of black caviar from the Khabarovsk Territory to Moscow and its trade.

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