Chinese authorities busted a criminal operation that sold rat, fox and mink meat as mutton in Shanghai and neighboring Jiangsu province for more than 10 million yuan ($1.62 million).
Authorities apprehended a person surnamed Wei suspected of selling disguised rat meat and small mammals treated with additives and chemicals in farmers markets since 2009, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on its website dated yesterday. More than 50 illegal dens were busted and 63 people detained by police during the crackdown in February, according to the statement.
