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Illegal wildlife trade
Police & Fire
6 Nabbed In Pompton River Clam-Harvesting Operation
Six people were nabbed in a high-volume clam harvesting operation on the Pompton River, authorities said. New Jersey Conservation Lt. Sutton witnessed a man and woman actively harvesting clams during an August 2 patrol in Pequannock Township, the department said in a release Monday. The pair were asked to exit the river before the officer saw the woman sink several bags of clams to the bottom of the water, police said. The woman was directed to retrieve the bags before the officer found a large crate where the clams were being stored in the shallow water nearby, police said. Meanwhile, tw…
Police & Fire
NJ Pet Salesman Gets Home Confinement For Importing Black Scorpions, Giant Millipedes
A group of live scorpions and other endangered species who escaped from an international parcel on its way from Tanzania to the U.S. first brought attention to a Central Jersey pet salesman who was ordered to never do it again. He didn’t listen, though. He even posted photos from his collection while seeking buyers on Facebook – featuring, among others, the immense and popular black scorpion, which glows green or blue under ultraviolet light. A federal judge in Trenton this week sentenced Wlodzimie Lapkiewicz, 30, to six months home confinement and four years’ probation for illegally smuggl…