Thousands of pounds of the catch were dead or had to be destroyed upon arrival in Washington state due to potential parasitic infection, federal prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors say Tanner crab like this one were part of a large catch illegally transported outside of Alaska waters.
Instead, federal prosecutors say, much of the haul was wasted upon arrival in Washington state because the crab had either died or were suspected of being diseased.makes it a federal crime to break the wildlife laws of any state, tribe or foreign country, and then move or trade the wildlife across U.S. borders.
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