Customs media release
Customs arrests and charges man over fishy business - Wednesday, 27th August 2008
Customs has arrested and charged an international airline passenger for allegedly smuggling live fish into Australia.
A 34-year-old Chinese man will face Melbourne's Magistrates Court tomorrow
(28 August) charged with importing a regulated live specimen under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ACT 1999 and making a false declaration to Customs.
The man arrived on a flight from Hong Kong on 21 August and was referred to Customs following a quarantine x-ray examination.
During the baggage examination Customs officers allegedly located a cardboard box containing 13 live fish in plastic bags.
The fish have been identified by Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts as specimens of the family Loricariidae (armoured catfish).
The fish were euthanased as they are a prohibited species in Australia and are regarded as a serious environmental threat.
Acting Customs National Manager Investigations Kaylene Zakharoff said Australia had strict laws governing the import of live animals.
发表于 27-8-2008 12:35:36
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