Woman sentenced for fish smuggling....

[Gr8KarmaSF]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_on_fe_st/australia_fish_smuggler

MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian woman was sentenced Friday to nine months of community service work for smuggling protected fish from Asia in her dress.

Sharon Naismith, 45, was caught in June 2005 at the airport in the southern city of Melbourne after customs officers heard "flipping" noises coming from her clothes and conducted a search, Australian Customs said.

In a specially made apron under her dress, they found 15 plastic bags filled with water and fish: one rare Asian arowana that customs said was worth tens of thousands of dollars, and 14 catfish. Naismith, who had arrived from Singapore, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to import regulated wildlife.

"Wildlife smuggling is a cruel practice, as many offenders ignore the health and well being of the animals," said Australian Customs senior officer Doug Nicoll. "Such animals can also be potential carriers of disease and harm the Australian fish industry."

I wonder what kind of catfish it was???

 

[cichlaguapote]

Probably tig catfish or something way rarer.

So who's short a asian arowana over there? lol

 

[t Hizzle]

hahahaha i respect her

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

hahahaha i respect her

so does her new boyfriend Birtha....

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Probably tig catfish

Those are not illegal in Australia are they??? Steve???

 

[benzjamin13]

Hate to say it, bit that's kinda clever having an apron underneath her dress.

 

[JardiniBoy]

AFAIK asians (aros that is) are illegal to import, but legal to keep ... one of those catch 22 situations..

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Hate to say it, bit that's kinda clever having an apron underneath her dress.

Guess Ill start wearing a kilt....

 

[fishfreak317]

one rare Asian arowana that customs said was worth tens of thousands of dollars,

umm, yeah i guess i can mark a asian aro off my list. lol

 

[benzjamin13]

Guess Ill start wearing a kilt....

I would go to Thailand to visit family, but it'd be a bit confusing for a Thai guy to being wearing a kilt as he leaves Thailand to come back to the US.