A Peruvian administrative authority responsible issuing CITES permits to protect species threatened by global trade certified the shark fin exports of a group of businessmen who are now under investigation for alleged trafficking of species, organized crime, and tax evasion. Ojo-Publico.com has discovered that a directorate within the Ministry of Production authorized the sale of tons of hydrobiological specimens which are now suspected to have come from the black market.

Óscar Castilla @joscarcastilla ocastilla@ojo-publico.com

16 Abril, 2019