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The three-count indictment charged Anthony Nguyen, aka JoJo Nguyen and Jackie Lee, 48, of Pittsburgh, with violating the Lacey Act. He is accused of trafficking endangered Asian arowana and invasive snakehead fish, as owner and owner and operator of a Pittsburgh business specializing in the sale of rare and exotic freshwater tropical fish species. |
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“Snakeheads present a serious risk to our native ecosystems,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jonathan D. Brightbill for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. “These fish are prohibited for a reason. They are voracious predators, can live out of water for days, can move across land, and can wipe out the native species that inhabit freshwaters of the United States.” |
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