Smuggling of Endangered Fishes including arowanas, into Australia …
Simon Chaw from Australia sent me this story which I thought was pretty incredible! (Thanks Simon for this share!)
It's just shows the extend that people go to smuggle endangered animals into places that don't allow them are pretty amazing! 
(Associated Press)
updated 7:06 p.m. ET, Fri., March. 2, 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian woman was sentenced Friday to nine months of community service work for smuggling protected fish from Asia in her dress.
Sharon Naismith, 45, was caught in June 2005 at the airport in the southern city of Melbourne after customs officers heard "flipping" noises coming from her clothes and conducted a search, Australian Customs said.
In a specially made apron under her dress, they found 15 plastic bags filled with water and fish: one rare Asian arowana that customs said was worth tens of thousands of dollars, and 14 catfish.
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Enjoy and comment if you have any. If anyone has any other kinds of stories like these, feel free to let me know and I'll share them here.
Steven
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It is not always that fishes are smuggled for illegal sale..sometimes they are also smuggled by extreme fish hobbist..They just couldnt resist the ban in their home town..And arowana is an apt example for it..
Thank you very much for sending this Story regarding Arowana Fish.
its a case of buyer demand too. if you have a law against such a prized fish its gonna get broken for the wanting of the fish and the money in it.
Hi Mr.Steven
Thank you very much for keep sending mails regarding Arowanas.
Mani
Thank you very much for story Steven.Take bye
Nice story, people now can do anything if the price is right.
Hi Steve….
Thanks a lot for your regular updates on Arowanas..
impress!! steve, the was request from uk, can i get more info from u? what can i do? can i be a mid man with this clients through u? hope to get from u asap.thx.
Steven Tan,
I have already met someone in the UK who imports from Asia and selling to hobbyists in the UK/Europe. If you're interested, I can probably get you in touch with him.
Steven
Hi Steve,
What about Australia? Do you know anyone who imports and sell Asian Arowana? Thanks a million.
Claudia,
Unfortunately it is still illegal to import asian arowanas into Australia.
Steven