Four Arrested in California for Selling Abalone on the Black Market
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers - September 22, 2017
Wildlife officers recently arrested four suspects on charges of harvesting abalone with a recreational fishing license then selling it on the black market for profit, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said in a press release. The arrests were preceded by a five-month investigation of the suspects, some of whom have been previously convicted of similar violations.
CDFW officers arrested Oakley resident Thepbangon Nonnarath, 48; El Sobrante resident Dennis Nonnarath, 45; and San Jose residents Thu Thi Tran, 45, and Cuong Huu Tran, 42.
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