Mexican Fishermen Plead Guilty to Illegally Catching Nearly 700 Pounds of Fish Near South Padre Island | News Channel 3-12

Mexican fishermen plead guilty to illegally catching nearly 700 pounds of fish near South Padre Island

By Jose De Leon III Click here for updates on this story     Texas (KRGV) — Four members of a Mexican fishing crew admitted to illegally transporting fish taken from the Gulf of Mexico, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas. The men were arrested on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, after leaving Playa Bagdad in an open fishing vessel, and crossed into U.S. waters. At about 25 miles east of South Padre I…

Mexican fishermen plead guilty to illegally catching nearly 700 pounds of fish near South Padre Island | News Channel 3-12

By Jose De Leon III Click here for updates on this story     Texas (KRGV) — Four members of a Mexican fishing crew admitted to illegally transporting fish taken from the Gulf of Mexico, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas. The men were arrested on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, after leaving Playa Bagdad in an open fishing vessel, and crossed into U.S. waters. At about 25 miles east of South Padre I…

U.S. Prosecutes Mexican Fishermen for Poaching Red Snapper off Texas

Four Mexican fishermen who repeatedly crossed over into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone to fish for snapper have been charged under the Lacey Act fo...

Mexican Fishing Crew Faces First Federal Charges for Illegal Red Snapper Fishing in U.S. Waters

Four Mexican fishermen have pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting red snapper from U.S. waters, marking a significant shift in enforcement policy for marine resource protection. The crew, consisting of Jose Daniel Santiago-Mendoza (22), Miguel Angel Ramirez-Vidal (32), Jesus David Luna-Marquez (20), and Jesus Roberto Morales-Amador (27), admitted to illegally

Matamoros fishermen admit to illegally catching nearly 700 pounds of ...

Mexican fishermen plead guilty to illegal harvesting of red snapper

The men each face up to five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fineFour Mexican fishermen have pleaded guilty to illegally