06-20-2007, 04:10 PM
A search for drugs recently uncovered a freezer full of illegal fish in a Waite Park residence.
On April 13, the Central Minnesota Drug Task Force executed a search warrant for drugs when they discovered the fish. A count by state conservation officers found Jackson Ho, 43, and Vinh Van Ho, 39, both of Waite Park, possessed a total 207 sunfish, ten crappies, and nine bass over the legal limit. Jackson Ho and Vinh Van Ho told conservation officers that neighbors had brought them the fish.
A check of the DNR database for game violations showed Vinh Van Ho had previously been convicted of seven different game violations including over limit of fish and fishing in a closed season. He had also been convicted four times for fishing without a license.
The Minnesota daily/possession limit for large and smallmouth bass is six; the daily/possession limit for crappies is ten; the daily/possession limit for sunfish is 20.
Jackson Ho and Vinh Van Ho face fines totaling $2,345 each, and restitution of $25 each for the crappies, $135 each for the bass and $517 each for the sunfish.
A trial date has not been set.
On April 13, the Central Minnesota Drug Task Force executed a search warrant for drugs when they discovered the fish. A count by state conservation officers found Jackson Ho, 43, and Vinh Van Ho, 39, both of Waite Park, possessed a total 207 sunfish, ten crappies, and nine bass over the legal limit. Jackson Ho and Vinh Van Ho told conservation officers that neighbors had brought them the fish.
A check of the DNR database for game violations showed Vinh Van Ho had previously been convicted of seven different game violations including over limit of fish and fishing in a closed season. He had also been convicted four times for fishing without a license.
The Minnesota daily/possession limit for large and smallmouth bass is six; the daily/possession limit for crappies is ten; the daily/possession limit for sunfish is 20.
Jackson Ho and Vinh Van Ho face fines totaling $2,345 each, and restitution of $25 each for the crappies, $135 each for the bass and $517 each for the sunfish.
A trial date has not been set.