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    Caviar cache found in Russian morgue

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Even people who think caviar is to die for might lose their appetite when it's stored in a hospital morgue.

    But that's where St. Petersburg police found a huge stash of the delicacy this week — 175 kilograms (385 pounds) stored in the refrigerated space where cadavers are kept.

    A morgue employee and a businessman were arrested after the Wednesday discovery, but police said Friday the matter is still being investigated and it is unclear if the men will be charged.

    The arrested men said the caviar, or salted fish eggs, was to be a treat for hospital employees at a New Year's party.

    Most of the red caviar was from salmon, but 38 kilograms (84 pounds) of the stash was black caviar from sturgeon, an endangered fish. Amid heavy restrictions on sturgeon fishing, black caviar is increasingly produced and sold illegally.

    In the run-up to New Year's, one of Russia's most lavishly festive holidays, police have made a series of other seizures of caviar.

    A day after the morgue discovery, St. Petersburg police said they seized an additional 100 kilograms (220 pounds) intended for illegal sale at local markets.

    On Friday, the Interfax news agency reported that border guards in the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv confiscated 249 cans of caviar worth almost $22,000 that was allegedly being smuggled from Russia to Ukraine.

    In the far eastern region of Khabarovsk, a vehicle inspection turned up 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of caviar, leading police on a weeklong investigation, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. They raided a village home on Friday and found another 26 kilograms (57 pounds).

    At two different spots along the Amur River basin, police found 47 sturgeon carcasses and 2.5 tons of live sturgeon. Sturgeon fishing in the Amur basin is prohibited.

     

    63 comments

    • ralph  •  4 mths ago
      Cadaviar
    • Glen  •  Fair Oaks, California  •  4 mths ago
      385 pounds of caviar? They must have been planning one hell of a party.
      • TruthB 4 mths ago
        That's what I said!
    • Andrew  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  4 mths ago
      how come PETA doesnt get into the act?
      • Dan 4 mths ago
        I doubt that Russia would put up with groups like peta. They would probably end up trying to save mice in a Russian Gulag in Siberia which is where most people in this country would like to see them too. See the U.S. and Russia can agree on things...............
      • Donna 4 mths ago
        Just the thought of those fools from PETA tossing red paint all over the morgue cracks me up. TY for the giggle
      • Rachel 4 mths ago
        A PETA member throwing pain on someone wearing fur in Moscow is likely to not go over well for the PETA member.
    • WAYNE  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      a friend of mine worked in a morgue!! he kept his beer in the cooler with the bodies!! kept his lunch there for a while but said the sandwiches started to taste funny!!!!!!
      • Raji the Green Witch 4 mths ago
        "kept his lunch there for a while but said the sandwiches started to taste funny!!!!!!" Must have had a dead clown in the morgue.
    • This Independent says  •  4 mths ago
      I knew caviar wasn't fish eggs. I just knew it.
      • Smokey da Bear 4 mths ago
        The arrested men said the caviar, or salted fish eggs,
        Did you READ the story? This was in the article.
      • This Independent says 4 mths ago
        Just kidding. I know what caviar is.
    • hero  •  Clearlake, California  •  4 mths ago
      Do they do autopsies on sturgeons in Russia?
    • Richard F  •  4 mths ago
      They were caught by the Sturgeon General.
    • Scurvy Wafers  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  4 mths ago
      gotta hide it somewhere, i guess someone didnt get paid enough to keep quiet.
    • bobby  •  Climax, Colorado  •  4 mths ago
      I fridge is a fridge, plus the staff there is hardcore, they deal with cadavers all the time. Haven' you seen those phone service commercials where a guy eats a sandwich over a cadaver?
    • Ivan  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Talk about being inventive. Typical for Russians. I saw the news-clip. They used mid-sized household refrigerator, not one of those corpse-chambers one would think of.
    • Thomas Dixon  •  4 mths ago
      Caviar is heaven on Earth. I love it so bad but where I live in Asia it has become almost impossible to find.

      Maybe I should move business to Russia, they seem to have it all over the place.
    • Hal  •  Houston, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      So, in Russia, when a necrophiliac stops by the morgue for a cold one, he can have caviar with it.
    • SomeNoOne  •  4 mths ago
      No doubt the russian mafia has something to do with it.
    • Bad Dude  •  Homestead, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      what the hell is that cadaviar
    • william  •  4 mths ago
      I hope they didn't store the vodka with the embalming fluid.
    • США  •  4 mths ago
      The corrupted police will still all of it.
    • JON  •  4 mths ago
      Happy New Year , Boris ! No thanks - I'll pass on the caviar and the finger sandwiches even though they Are fresh from the morgue , I'm sure .
    • GW  •  4 mths ago
      This is ugh, ugh, ugh in more ways than one. Sorry, can't abide caviar and yes, I've had the so-called good stuff and no I didn't use a metal spoon with it. And, to eat something stashed in a morgue - ewwwwwwww to the nth degree.
    • His Dideeness  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  4 mths ago
      Lip smackin good. Uh-huh.
    • Ralph  •  New York, New York  •  4 mths ago
      I show you how to squeeze fish. Are you sure the black caviar isn't fish poop?
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