The teens are facing felony pollution charges punishable with up to $50,000 in fines or up to five years in prison.
Video shows teen Florida boaters dumping trash in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Boca Raton. They're now facing fines and possible jail time .generated outrage around the world.
"We are getting calls from all over the world on this issue, and this is just such an egregious act that it's offended so many people," said Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto. According to the charging documents, the teens are facing felony pollution charges punishable with up to $50,000 in fines or up to five years in prison.
"It's, a callous, you know, disregard for our environment. And, you know, this won't be tolerated in Florida," Barreto said.Video captured by a local content creator and later posted on YouTube shows two teens dumping garbage cans full of trash, apparently celebrating, before heading back to the party."These are juveniles. We get it. I was a juvenile at one point. We're not here to ruin someone's life forever," Barreto said.
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