Poisonous fish sent to Denpasar

Poisonous fish sent to Denpasar

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Flores Regency Police sent on
Wednesday the sample of cooked puffer fish to a forensic
laboratory in Denpasar, Bali to bring to light the death of five
local residents in Sina Malaka subdistrict here.

The five local residents perished after eating the poisonous
puffer fish, which they caught in nearby waters.

Chief of East Flores Regency Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Darto
Juhardono said that the dispatch of the sample was aimed at
determining whether the residents really died due to eating the
fish. -- JP