New York Businessman Gets 1½ Years for Dealing in Black Market Eels from Virginia
SEAFOODNEW.COM [Virginia Pilot] By Scott Daugherty - November 6, 2017
Tommy Zhou knew what they were doing was illegal, according to court documents.
American eel stocks were low as Asian markets rushed to buy more, and strict caps were being imposed on U.S. fishermen.
But Zhou told the undercover officers who came to his New York office in 2013 that selling him black market eels from Virginia wouldn’t be a problem as long as ...
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