Police in Russia's far east
said Tuesday they stopped a hearse speeding on a highway only to
find half a ton of caviar stashed inside, the Associated Press
reported.
The interior ministry's department in the Khabarovsk region
said the hearse was caught speeding on the road connecting
Khabarovsk, not far the Chinese border, to a city further north.
When police officers asked the driver to open the car they
saw plastic containers with caviar hidden under the wreaths
lying next to a casket.
More caviar was found inside the casket, which did not
contain a body.
Caviar production in Russia is strictly regulated, with
wild caviar production often being suspended amid fears for the
extinction of sturgeon populations.
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