... in Sunderland "Two men who boasted online about poaching fish in the River Wear have been given suspended prison sentences." One of the men was quoted as saying, "We knew the net was closing in on us." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-62568047.amp
Good catch, they shouldn't spare the rod in punishing criminals like this, the scales of justice should ruddy well come down hard on 'eels like this and the law should keep netting such pikeys. Sorry to carp on about it but if the police catch these again I hope that someone will let minnow about it.
'Each man was also ordered to complete 200 hours unpaid work and pay £1,000 costs and a £128 victim surcharge' ...And will that go directly to the fish, your honour