Feds seize 1,250 pounds illegally caught fish off South Padre Island

Feds seize 1,250 pounds illegally caught fish off South Padre Island

Source: myrgv

3/11/2024

Credit: U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations alongside the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Wardens seized about 1,250 pounds of illegally caught red snapper from Mexican fishermen on March 5.

According to a Thursday press release from the U.S. Coast Guard, authorities stopped four lancha crews, consisting of 19 Mexican fishermen, from illegally taking the red snappers in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off South Padre Island.

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