what a crock!
ABC 6 November 2009
A Perth man has been fined more than $100,000 for buying black market abalone and selling it for a profit.
40-year-old Kevin Huynh admitted buying hundreds of kilos of abalone and lobster from a man in July and August last year.
He sold the shellfish to Chinese restaurants.
In the Perth Magistrates court today he was fined $5,000 for four counts of contravening the Abalone Management Plan.
The Magistrate was also compelled to fine him another $83,000 based on the weight of the abalone he received.
He was also ordered to forfeit the van he used to transport the abalone.
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However this is the original news story from July 24, 2009
A WA man who appeared in court today accused of dealing 300kg of abalone on the black market faces four years in jail and a hefty fine if convicted.
Kevin Huynh, 40, was not required to plead when he appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court.
He also faces a charge of receiving about 3000kg of stolen greenlip abalone, valued at $390,000.
The case was uncovered after a seven-month surveillance operation by WA police and the Department of Fisheries.
Under fisheries laws, the man is also alleged to have contravened the state's abalone management plan in dealing with more than 80kg of abalone in June and July last year and attempting to deal in a further 250kg.
All charges were adjourned until September 11 in the Perth Magistrates Court.
Magistrate Wayne Tarr granted Mr Huynh bail.
till
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PWN3D! That is some serious
PWN3D! That is some serious economic disincentive.
I wonder what happened v's the original case?
bod
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good lawyer
four years in jail AND a hefty fine if convicted.
Adam Gallash
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7 months
And people wonder where the fisheries officers are...
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Dreamweaver
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I Hope that hurt him!
Good to see DOF obtained a result here. Wow, 7 months - that's one huge effort! Be interesting to see just how many officers were involved across the whole situation.
Soon to be de "dreamweaver" ed!
tangles
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laws
and thats why we have these type of laws cos when people like this do illegal stuff like this they get a good shafting. no sympathy at all!
should ban him from holding a rec licence for life as well!
catchalittle
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he may just skip bail and
he may just skip bail and leave the country
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synthos
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i dunno
I dunno worth 390,000 fined 100,000 seems like a win to me