Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Youths fined for selling lobsters

Youths fined for selling lobsters

HAVANA, March 3 (Richard Roselló / www.cubanet.org) - Authorities in the
municipality of Batabanó on the south coast arrested and fined two
youths for allegedly having and illegally selling lobsters.

More than 100 pounds of lobsters were found in their home when it was
raidsed last week.

Leyania Martínez and her companion, whose name was not revealed, were
fined 5,000 pesos each - the equivalent of a year's average salary - for
trading in illegally held lobsters.

More than 30 people, mainly fishermen, have been apprehended in Batabanó
in a government crackdown on private commerce.

http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y06/mar06/07e5.htm

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