Clamping down on piranha imports and sale


No entry: Piranhas do not naturally exist in Cambodia or the waters around the country. — The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

THE Fisheries Administration (FiA) has announced the confiscation and destruction of piranhas that it said had been smuggled into Cambodia.

Khov Kuong, deputy director-general of the the FiA noted in an announcement that some types of piranhas, commonly referred to as sparrow fish in Cambodia, are extremely dangerous.“This type of fish is completely prohibited by law from being imported, yet some traders manage to smuggle it into the country through various means,” he said.

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