Kodiak Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison over Illegal Transport of Alaska Crab to Washington

Kodiak man sentenced to 1 year in prison over illegal transport of Alaska crab to Washington

The longtime commercial fisher pleaded guilty to leading an out-of-state delivery of Southeast Alaska crab, much of which was infested with Bitter Crab Syndrome.

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Foils Crab Trafficking Plot in Kodiak - Alaska Native News

Kodiak fisherman sentenced to prison and banned from fishing for trafficking diseased crab. NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement led an investigation that resulted in a Kodiak fisherman being sentenced to prison for illegally trafficking diseased crab from Alaska to Washington. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska handled the successful prosecution. On May […]

Jail Sentence For Illegal Wildlife Smuggler

A man involved in an illegal wildlife trafficking ring has been sentenced to 9 months in prison after pleading guilty to 3 offences related to