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Florida Undercover Probe Nabs 10 Accused In $150K Fish, Sea Turtle Poaching Scheme
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 5, 12:17 PM EDT
updated Oct 6, 8:40 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTVT, WFLA (NBC 8) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Florida undercover probe nabs 10 accused in $150K fish, sea turtle poaching scheme · WTVTOct 5, 12:17 PM EDT
10 people, 3 in Tampa Bay, charged in sea turtle, fish poaching operation: Florida AG · WFLA (NBC 8)Oct 5, 3:32 PM EDT
3 Tampa Bay residents charged in illegal turtle poaching, fishing operation · WTSPOct 5, 11:19 PM EDT
Florida officials bust massive sea life poaching operation stretching from Tampa Bay to Big Bend · Creative Loafing Tampa BayOct 6, 8:40 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 5, 1:06 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 5, 4:15 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.