The warden who led the investigation said it's the first such bust he's aware of in the Alamo City. Shark fins can trade for up to $650 per pound on the black market. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas SharkFin conservation
Texas Game Warden Kevin Winters and his partner Kathleen Kathleen Stuman display the shark fins and meat confiscated as evidence from a San Antonio seafood restaurant. Their K-9 assistant Bailey helped identify the contraband.
In a Facebook post, wardens said they seized the fins along with 29.2 pounds of frozen shark fin meat, all of which were found inside the business' commercial freezer. A spokeswoman for the Texas Game Wardens declined to identify the restaurant, saying it's now part of a criminal investigation, although no arrests have been made.the bust is the first he's aware of in San Antonio, although he's been involved similar cases in Houston.
A federal law passed in 2000 made shark finning — the process of severing a shark's fin and dumping the creature back into the water — illegal in U.S. waters.
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