Australian farmers nabbed for smuggling pig semen in shampoo bottles | IOL News

Canberra - Two pig farmers in Western Australia who illegally imported wild pig semen from Denmark using shampoo bottles have been sentenced to three and two years in prison, respectively.

Torben Soerensen and Henning Laue, employees of the Australia-based pig farm GD Pork, were jailed on Tuesday for biosecurity breaches carried out between May 2009 and March 2017, Australian Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie said on Wednesday.The duo had pleaded guilty to multiple charges of aiding the illegal importation of boar semen over several years.

Mackenzie said GD Pork had imported the semen illegally to get an unfair advantage over competitors with new genetic diversity. The case shows "a disturbing disregard for the laws that protect the livelihoods of Australia's 2,700 pork producers" and the penalties send "a clear message that breaches of Australia's biosecurity rules will not be tolerated."

"Boar semen can potentially contain a number of exotic diseases, including Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome , which could devastate Australian breeding herds," she said.

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