A boat full of more than 300 tons of fish was seized on Sunday, on the coast of Soyo region, Zaire region, for allegedly fishing illegally in national waters.
The information was released this Monday, to the media, in Mbanza Kongo, by the spokesperson for the Zaire Regional Command of the National Police, the fourth master Luís Bernardo, who accepted that it was a vessel of democratic Congolese origin, because it has a flag. that neighboring country.
Named “Bosa F2”, the vessel, with 10 crew members on board, including two Chinese and eight Democratic Congolese, was captured following an operation involving the Multi-Divisional Investigation and Investigation Group for the Sea Coast in the area of Zaire.
The caught fish, according to the source, was given to the fishing company “Canal Yá Poto” as a loyal custodian, while the work of the ten team members at the Public Prosecutor’s Office continues.
At the same time, ANGOP knows from another source that preferred not to be identified, that the company “Bosa”, in June 2021, with the head of research of the fishing sector Soyo, started an agreement aimed at to pay an amount of USD, per month. 6,500 which, apparently, would be used for the members of the multi-regional inspection group, to ensure smooth fishing activities in territorial waters, by the said company.
This case is also being looked at, according to the same source, with a “fine tooth comb” by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the area.
