Many smuggled mussels end up in the mussel porn industry
Procastinating reader Christie was cleaning out her inbox yesterday when she found this sordid(and now totally stale) tale about the officials at the Slovenia-Croatia border breaking up a dangerous date-mussel smuggling ring. Unfortunately the article doesn't explain how the contraband was found. Did they use seafood-sniffing dogs? Maybe they don't need to. I bet these things stink after sitting in a hot car for a while. So, if you've ever wondered what those shady Croatians are up to, now you know. If you've ever wondered why people actually eat mussels, I can't help you. I have no clue why anyone would want to eat them, although I'm beginning to form some theories.
Anyway, read on, Macduff.
Customs Officials Confiscate 65 Kilos of Date-Mussels
Sečovlje, May 21
Customs officials at the Slovenian-Croatian border discovered and confiscated 65 kg of date-mussels, the trade of which is banned, in the cars of two Croatian citizens. Last Saturday, 35 kg of date-mussels were discovered hidden in the side panels at the rear of a car owned by a Croatian citizen. The next day, another Croatian citizen was caught smuggling 35kg of these protected seafood specialties, hidden in the back seat of his car. The confiscated molluscs were handed over to the veterinary service, while both Croatian citizens were fined. Harvesting, and consequently trade, of date-mussels is prohibited as it causes dismantling and desertification of bottom areas along the Adriatic's shallow rocky shores.
