San Diego man caught with lobsters in pants

By Associated Press

Summary

A San Diego man who was allegedly poaching lobsters was caught with six of the creatures stuffed down his pants. He allegedly took the lobsters from the La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area.

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Story Published: Oct 12, 2008 at 2:50 PM PST

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 2:45 AM PST

San Diego man caught with lobsters in pants

Pacific rock lobster (Flickr photo)

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A San Diego man who was allegedly poaching lobsters was caught with six of the creatures stuffed down his pants.

Thirty-three-year-old Binh Quang Chau, who has been cited four times for poaching, allegedly took the lobsters from the La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area.

Department of Fish and Game warden Daryl Simmons says wardens arrested Chau when they noticed "odd bulges" in his pants. All six of the newspaper-wrapped lobsters were still alive and were returned to the ocean.

Lobsters in the San Diego area do not have pincers.