Well, that’s one way to destroy the evidence.
The co-owner of a seafood processing company in Canada was fined $ 25,000 after cracking down during a government inspection and eating a receipt to obstruct the investigation.
The court ordered Tenshi Seafood Limited of Richmond, British Columbia, to pay $ 75,000 for some fishing activities, and also co-owner Dishi Liu with $ 25,000 for violating the Fisheries Act of Canada. the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada (DFO) announced Monday. In a statement, the department explained that the charges stemmed from an incident on September 8, 2018 when a DFO officer visited the “million dollar” seafood processor for a routine inspection.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada (DFO) said the charges stem from an incident in September 2018.
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Upon arrival, the officer saw a man from the facility running and driving away with a crab crate in his vehicle.
‘The owner and some persons who actively obstructed the fisheries officer from carrying out an inspection did not answer the questions, nor did he provide the necessary paperwork, weights or volume figures from the previous sale and try to destroy evidence. “Several undersized crabs were thrown away in the processing plant,” reads the statement.
From there, Liu refused to cooperate with the DFO, refusing to provide paperwork to point out the source of the crabs on the site and answer questions. She also “tried to destroy evidence by eating a receipt”, the department said.
From there, Liu refused to cooperate with the DFO, refusing to provide paperwork needed to show the crabs on site and answer questions.
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Such obstruction is illegal under federal fisheries law in Canada, and Jason Guno, delegate for fisheries and oceans, described it as a ‘serious offense’.
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“The fishing industry is regulated and all entities must meet the conditions and one of them is to help with the regulatory nature of the industry,” Guno, a Fraser Coast delegate, told CBC News.
Richmond Provincial Court was convicted on March 4 of violating the Fisheries Act. Tenshi Seafood was fined $ 75,000 and Liu had to pay $ 25,000. The company must also notify all customers of the past two years and explain the complaints for which they have been convicted.
Meanwhile, Tenshi Seafood and Liu are not the only ones in hot water. Thomas Nguyen, another individual involved, was fined $ 10,000. The master of the Dream Chaser ship, a commercial fishing boat, was hit with the five-figure fine as his license blocked fishing for undersized Dungeness crabs.
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“The significant fines and the published recognition of the violations that have taken place emphasize the seriousness of the breach of fisheries rules and regulations under Canada’s Fisheries Act, which is intended to protect Canada’s economic sovereignty and the population that dangerous, to preserve, ”the DFO said.