Torrevieja Civil Guard has denounced the driver of a van that was transporting a dead pig, the origin or health status of which could not be proven. The vehicle was not authorised to transport meat for human consumption and the driver was unable to provide any documentation relating to the animal, which is a legal requirement.
His fine could amount to 1.2 million euros.
The driver was stopped on May 12 at a security checkpoint on the AP-7 motorway near Torrevieja. Guardia Agents of the Torrevieja Command (USECIC) detected a suspicious package in the boot of a small van which they verified as a dead pig, whose meat was destined for human consumption.
A patrol from the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) of the Guardamar Civil Guard went to the scene and confirmed that it was a domestic pig. The driver could not prove the origin of the animal, nor its hygienic state, completely lacking any veterinary evidence.
In addition, the animal was being transported in a vehicle that did not comply with technical or hygienic sanitary measures, posing a potential risk to public health.
The Guardia officers denounced the driver for several infractions, and he was reported to the Ministry of Health, a crime that could lead to economic sanctions of up to 1,200,000 euros , according to the Civil Guard.
Once the complaint had been processed, a company removed the body of the pig for its subsequent destruction while the Civil Guard continues with the investigations into the origins of the animal.
