BUSTED!!! (From the NY Daily News)

[Ihsnshaik]

You would be surprised at how many US members on this forum have illegal asian arowanas

Not surprised I know a few on here. I'm no snitch though haha

 

[SandNukka15]

Not surprised I know a few on here. I'm no snitch though haha

Same lol

 

[Ihsnshaik]

First day in jail.
What you in for?
I smuggled in some fish.

How about you?
I killed a man.

It was a Super RED arowana doe.

 

[eyespot]

He knew he was breaking the law and run the risk of getting busted but from everything I've read he has a point about the ban since any Asian arrowanas that wind up in the hobby are being bred by the thousands on Asian fish farms and nobody's actually trying to catch the less attractive endangered wild specimens.

 

[jsodwi]

I don't think this was recent. Didn't the article date say 2009?

 

[dat_tiger]

I don't think this was recent. Didn't the article date say 2009?

Yes this article is from 09.

 

[Angelphish]

I guess those craigslist adds where his third time. If not fourth or more.

 

[Ihsnshaik]

I guess those craigslist adds where his third time. If not fourth or more.

Lmaooooo I bet you so many got scammed from that.

 

[Angelphish]

Lmaooooo I bet you so many got scammed from that.

He may have actually been trying to sell them. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same guy.

 

[Fat Homer]

Just the fact he was bringing in 16+ arowana means he wasnt keeping them himself for personal use as he claimed...

But with that said, im sure hes probably making a good chunk of change if hes willing to constantly keep smuggling these fish back and fourth even with threats of jail time...