Smugglers caught smuggling Chinese Mitten crabs

[Ron]

https://nypost.com/2020/01/22/smugglers-tried-to-bring-3700-invasive-mitten-crabs-into-us/amp/

[ralphrepo]

Personally, I would like to see heavy jail sentences for crimes like this. Simply because the damage potential to the US crab industry, as well as the environmental impact would be devastating if Chinese Mitten Crabs can establish a foothold in the US, likely to the tune of billions. What sentence would be just for a crime potentially worth billions? IMHO, at least fifteen to twenty years.

[rj]

They are already here. they have been caught in the Chesapeake bay.

[Neither Crab]

Atleast they are edible  https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/how-to-cook-chinese-mitten-crab

[Wolfetone]

Atleast they are edible  https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/how-to-cook-chinese-mitten-crab

All crabs are edible.

[Pinchy]

All crabs are edible.

That's good. Soon we will be seeing MittenCrab.info crabbing forum.

[Kayak Crabber]

Personally, I would like to see heavy jail sentences for crimes like this. Simply because the damage potential to the US crab industry, as well as the environmental impact would be devastating if Chinese Mitten Crabs can establish a foothold in the US, likely to the tune of billions. What sentence would be just for a crime potentially worth billions? IMHO, at least fifteen to twenty years.

  Death sounds pretty reasonable!!!!

[Kayak Crabber]

All crabs are edible.

No they aren't.  Xanthidae aka gorilla crabs, mud crabs are highly poisonous containing toxing that aren't destroyed by cooking and have no antidote.  You will die period!!!!