Officials seize around $500,000 worth of elvers at Toronto’s Pearson Airport
Elvers are typically flown to Asia where they're raised to maturity and sold for food, as mature eels are used in unagi dishes at sushi restaurants.
TORONTO — Federal officials say they've made what they describe as a major seizure of baby eels after finding 109 kilograms of elvers at Toronto's Pearson International Airport earlier this week. Read More