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Anglers jailed for shocking behavior
Two anglers were sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for using illegal electric charges to catch fish in Changsha. The two men, surnamed Xiong and Wang, hauled in over 17 kilograms of fish in one night in August by using electric charges in the Xiang River. They were detained by police for possession of electric fishing equipment, and their haul was confiscated.
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