Poacher who took ?60k of salmon and trout from Welsh river avoids prison

Emlyn Rees fined ?1,600 as judge says he is unable to imprison him for seven-year operation that 'significantly' impacted fish stocksThe ringleader of a fish-poaching operation that caused "staggering damage" to salmon and sea trout populations in a Welsh river has avoided prison after a judge expressed regret that he did not have the power to give him a custodial sentence.Bricklayer Emlyn Rees, 35, from the village of Cenarth in Carmarthenshire, headed an operation that caught 989 sea trout and 302 salmon over seven years. Continue reading...