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The secretive 'cocaine of the sea' trafficking gangs: How Hong Kong triads are smuggling endangered European glass eels into Asia to sell on black market for huge profits
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A new BBC documentary has uncovered how Hong Kong gangs are smuggling endangered European glass eels - dubbed the 'cocaine of the sea' - into Asia for huge profits.