Here’s a pro tip, don’t transport corals in a Pringles can, either to smuggle them or like ever. A grand Jury is indicting several persons and companies for alleged smuggling of wild corals, both into and out of the United…
Note to self, play by the rules: Boise Aquarium founders head to Federal prison
Chris Conk just doesn’t get it. Conk and Ammon Covino, both former directors at the non-profit Idaho Aquarium, were sentences in Federal court Monday in Florida for conspiring to bring illegally harvested spotted rays and lemon sharks to Boise for display at…
Feds aren’t messing around when it comes to coral smuggling
For coral vendors looking to sneak one past the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service you might want to think again. The Federal Courts have sentenced one person to a year in prison along with a $500,000 for smuggling corals over a…
Idaho couple convicted in Federal coral sting
We’ve seen our share of illegal smuggling convictions and while this case may not seem as severe it goes to show if you play by the rules you won’t get in trouble. According to this article in the Idaho Statesman,…
