Two charged in illegal stripedbass sales

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Clinton, Conn.
Two connecticut men face charges after environmental protection officials say they truck 800 pounds of stripedbass to Massachusetts and sold it without the proper permits. J... Z...., Jr. "age 77" of East Haven and B....... R...... Jr., 51, of New Haven were charged with numerous fishing violations in Massachusetts, and the Coonecticuty Department of Environmental Protection said it also expects to file more charges. DEP Police Captain Rick Lewis said police staked out Clinto harboron tuesday based on a tip. Officer said they wacthed Z.... and R...... unload 33 stripedbass and 91 scup from thier boats, then put them in a cooler and drive away in a pickup. Police tailed the pair to New Bedford, where they alledgedly sold the fish to an unidentified dealer. Recreational fishermen are prohibited from selling stripedbass in Connecticut.

This article was hidden in the first section of the Boston Globe today. I wonder if the police confiscated thier truck and thier boats. Anyone here from Connecticut hear anything about this?