66-year-old Man to be Sentenced for Smuggled THOUSANDS OF Piranhas Into The U.S.

Federal authorities say a tropical fish merchant has admitted smuggling more than 39,000 piranhas into New York City and mislabeling them as common aquarium fish. The Justice Department says Joel Rakower and his Queens company, Transship Discounts Ltd., pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to pay $73,000 in fines. Piranhas are illegal in New York City and more than two dozen states.



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