Embarrassment for NSW Fisheries after dropping a multi-million-dollar case against a group of Walbunja men they accused of illegally catching and selling abalone.
A two-week hearing in Nowra Local Court has been told the state government agency collected over 200 hours of undercover footage and recorded countless phone conversations as part of a joint investigation with police.
The seven men were accused of catching and trafficking over 1300 of the popular shellfish between September 2023 and January 2024.
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But yesterday after being challenged about how the seven men were identified from over 500 metres away, the prosecution suddenly dropped the case.
