FREEPORT – A man has been arrested for illegally dumping conch shells.
Cops were called to North Bahamia, near the Ruby Swiss Golf Course, around 11am by a person who witnessed the incident.
The officers responded with officials from the Department of Fisheries. They met three heaps of conch shells.
The officers found the 49-year-old suspect of Eight Mile Rock. He will be arraigned this week.
Police have advised the public to use designated areas to dispose of conch shells:
They warned that anyone found illegally dumping will face prosecution.
