The federal government is continuing its strategy of infrequent
environmental prosecutions with large penalties. Last week,
Gregory (Greg) Logan, of Woodmans Point, New Brunswick,
was convicted of seven offences for the illegal export of 250
Narwhal ivory tusks to the United States over seven years. He must pay a record penalty of $385,000.
This penalty is the largest in Canada for offences under
the Wild Animal and Plant
Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial
Trade Act (WAPPRIITA).However, Environment
Canada has not announced how much Mr. Logan made from his illegal
trades.
In addition, Mr. Logan must serve an eight-month conditional
sentence, including four months of house arrest. He is prohibited
from possessing or purchasing marine mammal products for 10 years.
The items he used to smuggle the tusks across the border have been
forfeited, including a truck and trailer.
