Keys Lobster Poachers Busted

[Reck Diver]

Keys man gets prison for illegal lobster harvest - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

A rare thanks to LEO and to the Prosecutor and Judge that put him where he belongs.

 

[billinwilliamston]

"Authorities say Ravelo made about $390,000 in the scheme, which also involved two wholesale lobster dealers in Key West." No mention of what was done to the wholesalers. They HAD to know that this guy was poaching in one form or another.

 

[Oldbear]

16 months prison sentence...I hope the heat in his cell goes out and Bubba gets comfy...

Way to go authorities...hopefully this sends a message to others.

~Me~

 

[Ana]

I don't know ...is great they caught him, but if instead of lobsters it would've been drugs the sentence would've been a lot longer.

 

[Oldbear]

I don't know ...is great they caught him, but if instead of lobsters it would've been drugs the sentence would've been a lot longer.

I agree...and sometimes it just doesn't seem fair. For so many landlubbers, I guess out of sight, out of mind.

 

[drbill]

A bug poaching scheme of that magnitude certainly should have received a longer sentence IMHO. We recently had a poacher who took bugs illegally out of season while DUI and paid the ultimate price. Of course I don't think this is a capital offense.