Two “fish enthusiasts” are on the hook for an eye-watering fine after twice attempting to smuggle more than 100 live fish into Australia in their suitcases.
Chun Lok Chi and business partner Linh Thi My Chau were caught at Melbourne airport in January 2020 with plastic bags filled with ornamental fish swimming around in water.
Mr Chi and Ms Chau were described in the judgment as being “fish enthusiasts” who buy and sell ornamental fish and aquarium equipment on Facebook and Gumtree.Mr Chi first caught the attention of border officials on December 29, 2019 when his suitcase raised eyebrows after it passed through an X-ray machine.
He was issued with a $420 infringement notice for providing a false or misleading IPC, which he paid. “Being caught, the issue of an infringement notice and the destruction of the fish on that occasion was ineffective,” he said in his April 19 ruling.
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