Abalone, sturgeon poaching rings bustedBao Zhang had little idea Wednesday night as he closed his San Francisco restaurant and headed home that Thursday would dawn in the most unpleasant of ways ...

Illegal harvest of abalone for commercial purposes carries a minimum fine of $15,000 and a maximum of $40,000. Conspiracy to commit a crime is a felony and can lead to state prison time.

Illegal abalone ring busted A SYNDICATE believed responsible for trafficking illegal abalone worth millions of dollars has been smashed. 2 min read February 23, 2011 - 10:54AM DailyTelegraph ...

This was published 20 years ago Net closes on abalone poaching rings May 13, 2005 — 10.00am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

National NSW This was published 14 years ago Abalone ring smashed, say police February 23, 2011 — 1.11pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

After a four-year hunt, members of an abalone poaching syndicate of 19 men - including two police officers - have been arrested in a sting operation staged by the Hawks in Western Cape.