In part of Accra, before the authorities will get to Osu where the fishes washed ashore a week ago to warn about the dangers of consuming these animals, many have collected the dolphins and used their booty for different meals.
A Thursday, April 8th swoop by the Nzema East Municipal Chief Executive Frank Okpenyen led to the confiscation of smoked dolphins in parts of Axim where fishmongers were operating.
The swoop led by the police and the officials of the Foods and Drugs Authority, FDA, came on the back of a report by Accra-based Citi FM, which showed fishmongers briskly smoking the giant mammals.
When the enforcement team arrived, they found already smoked dolphins in a basketful ready to enter the market together with other 20 unsmoked dolphins.
The assembly had in a statement disclosed that about 200 dolphins were washed ashore but only 68 were retrieved from the citizens who harvested the animals from the beach. The DCE is seen supervising the loading of the smoked consignment into a truck as onlookers stood by.
“Out of the 68, 30 were alive and 38 were dead. The team released the live dolphins into tye sea and buried the dead ones at the assembly refuse disposal site. The remaining 138 washed ashore fisheries are in the hands of the residents.” The statement by the assembly added.
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