13 Dec, 2019 @ 16:40
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Police pull over van ‘leaking blood’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol to discover two illegal tuna

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POLICE in Estepona were not sure what they would find when they pulled over a van which was leaving a trail of blood as it drove through the Costa del Sol town on Tuesday.

Policia Nacional asked the driver to exit the vehicle and open up the back after pulling the vehicle over along the Marimacho Trail at around 9pm.

Agents discovered two whole bluefin tuna which had been caught illegally and transported without complying with any health regulations.

The driver, a 33-year-old Spaniard, refused to reveal how he acquired the fish and had no legal documents pertaining to them.

The van and fish were seized while the driver is set to receive a hefty fine, although police have not revealed the amount.

Bluefin tuna can be very lucrative, often selling for around €25 to €40 per kilo.

Some cuts, once manufactured, can be worth up to €90 per kilo.

Some bluefin tuna can weigh up to 500 kilos or more, making them worth thousands of euros.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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