There have been several administrative complaints for selling without authorization, marine products seized
They have been made ​​available to the Heritage Service of the Autonomous Community and the Delegation of the Tax Agency in Murcia
The Civil Guard of Murcia has developed the operation 'CORAL MARINO' a research result which have been seized several pieces of fossil marine species and corals, a craft market Abanilla.
There have been several administrative body responsible for marketing the complaints.
The action is initiated when specialists SEPRONA (Nature Protection Service) of the Civil Guard in the context of services aimed at the protection of wild fauna and flora, has inspected a craft market installed in the town of Abanilla.
In one of the stalls, the Civil Guard has found several pieces of marine animals, including those found fossils and corals, protected, respectively, by the Law on Cultural Heritage in the Region and the International Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The trade holder has failed to prove the possession of authorization for sale, so they have made several complaints of administrative offense.
It is several marine fossils, listed in the Law on Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Region of Murcia and 36 pieces of cnidaria edge, known as marine coral, listed as endangered species by the International Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The pieces seized by SEPRONA have been made available to the Heritage Service of Murcia and the Delegation of the Tax Agency in Murcia (Customs and Excise).
Source: Ministerio del Interior