Authorities in Greece have arrested the crew of an Italian leisure boat in possession of illegally harvested coral worth nearly a million euros, media and the government tax agency said Tuesday.
The boat was intercepted off the island of Skopelos, ANA news agency said in a report that was subsequently confirmed to AFP by a spokesman for the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
The illegal cargo, protected under EU and Greek environmental legislation, is worth an estimated 800,000 euros ($920,000).
The findings included diving equipment, cutting tools and makeshift storage areas, indicating organised and repeated activity, ANA said.
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