Fishery officers searched several properties today in a crackdown of an alleged black market crayfish ring on the East Coast. File photo / Mike ScottFishery officers searched several properties today in a crackdown of an alleged black market crayfish ring on the East Coast. File photo / Mike ScottBy RNZMinistry of Primary Industries fishery officers searched several properties today in a crackdown of an alleged black market crayfish ring on the East Coast. The raids were part of a six-month investigation into the crayfish ring. MPI believes the crayfish were then sold on the black market in Auckland, Kawerau, Rotorua, Turangi, Gisborne, Napier, and Blenheim.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 03, 2021 07:41 UTC