FILE PHOTO: A hammerhead shark swims close to Wolf Island at Galapagos Marine Reserve August 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police have seized a shipment of about 11 tonnes of mutilated sharks in the country's north, mainly of protected hammerhead sharks whose fins are highly valued and seen as a delicacy in Asian markets.
The shark meat was found in cold storage in the city of Tumbes, bordering Ecuador, after an operation this week with the environmental prosecutor's office, the state customs and tax body said.
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