Illegally imported fish seized and destroyed in Bahratpur

September 20, Bharatpur: At least 14 cartoons of fish illegally imported from India have been seized and destroyed.

The illegally imported fish were seized from Bharatpur metropolis-1, Rampur of Chitwan on Monday.

The Area Police Office, Ramnagar, Armed Police Force, Anptari, and Fish Entrepreneurs Association jointly seized the fish containing cartoons from the Pokhara-bound night bus (Na 7 Kha 8822).

Pushna Saha, 30, of Birgunj sub-metropolis-25 was supplying the imported fish to Pokhara.

Livestock Technician of Ramnagar-based Animal Quarantine Check Post Shirsh Gautam informed that 50 to 60 percent of the total 560-kg fish seized was found contaminated.

In the presence of stakeholders, the fish were destroyed at a biological pit placed in National Bird Laboratory on Monday.

Chairperson of Fisheries Association of Nepal, Ambika Prasad Adhikari informed that they were supporting the State agencies in their bid to seize and destroy the illegally-imported fish.

He complained that the domestic fish products were receiving less market space with the domination of illegally-imported sub-standard fish.