Texas: 30 Pounds of Illegal Shark Fins Found at Restaurant

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By Wire Service
April 21, 2022US News
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Texas: 30 Pounds of Illegal Shark Fins Found at Restaurant
Video still of Texas law enforcement officers next to the illegal shark fins found at a Texas restaurant. (Texas Game Wardens via CNN/Screenshot via NTD)

The owners of a Texas seafood restaurant may face charges after nearly 30 pounds of shark fins were found inside a freezer.

In 2015, Texas banned the trade of shark fins.

The law was put into effect to help crush the trade that officials say is mostly to blame for harming the shark population.

Authorities seized the fins and will use them as evidence.

A criminal case is pending against the unnamed restaurant owners.

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