| Ringleader, 35, of illegal poaching operation who stole £60,000 worth of salmon and trout over seven years avoids jail | |
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The leader of a gang of illegal fisherman escaped jail and was forced to pay just £1 in nominal fines after being found guilty of stealing £62,000 worth of salmon and trout.
The judge at Swansea Crown Court said on Friday he was 'surprised' there was no prison sentence for the crime.
Emlyn Rees, 35, was caught after 20 years of illegal poaching, out of which seven years was proved to be criminal. |
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He was trapped by his own photographs and diary of his prize catches.
Bricklayer Rees was traced after an illegal net was rigged up to catch salmon and sea trout. |
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