Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.A seafood salesman smuggled $7 million worth of eels into the UK. Now, the salesman, Gilbert Khoo, faces a two-year suspended sentence over related charges.
Khoo was accused of smuggling almost 4 tons of illegal species across international borders before he was arrested at Heathrow Airport in February 2017.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesA seafood salesman in the UK received a two-year suspended sentence Friday for six offenses related to the transport of $7 million worth of endangered eels,Gilbert Khoo, 67, of Parbury Rise, Chessington, smuggled 5.
"The risk to our country's aquatic animal health posed by illegal trade such as this cannot be underestimated," Enforcement and Investigations Fish Health Inspector at Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Jon Hulland, said. "In this case the severity of the offence is compounded by the fact that the trade is in a critically endangered species.. Khoo was arrested at Heathrow Airport on February 23, 2017.
During the two years Khoo allegedly dealt in the illicit trade, the total value of the rare species was nearly $70 million for more than 400 pounds, the release said. "Gilbert Khoo was attracted to the millions of pounds he could make smuggling elvers through the UK," NCA Senior Investigating Officer Ian Truby said.But, it's a risky business trying to move illegal commodities through our borders. His entire operation has now been shut down.
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