Owner of SWC Convicted...

[returnofsid]

Owner of Saltwater Connection, arrested, convicted of smuggling Seahorses, live rock and giant clams, into Canada...

Winnipeg man faces $1M in fines for smuggling protected species - Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg man faces $1M in fines for smuggling coral

 

[mojoreef]

Daeninck fought his case at trial, claiming he had actually ordered another type of rock which didn’t contain coral for the purpose of building a fence in Winnipeg, like one he’d seen on a visit to Indonesia.

This part was pretty funny.

mojo

 

[returnofsid]

Yeah, I found his defense, slightly lacking...lol. He'll get a fence now, just not the one he wanted, and it'll be made out of steel bars.

 

[estanoche]

a fence?? OMG - I could think of 100 better uses for liverock, and better defenses in court, than that!! haha

 

[mojoreef]

In reality its kind of BS anyway. You could walk down the street in any city in Canada and buy the same rock and the same clams and it would be as legal. So it boils down to he didnt pay for the extra permit to the Canadian Gov?? Million dollars for that?? I dougt.


Mojo

 

[returnofsid]

Yeah, I'd imagine he'll get a much reduced fine, and sentencing, when it comes down to it. You can commit crime, but don't mess with withholding funds from the government...lol. Okay, so as not to make this political, I'll stop there...lol.

 

[Frankie]

ouch~