Quarantine breacher allegedly claimed he had a sick relative in WA, but just wanted to go fishing: police
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JanJanuary 2021 at 5:52am
A Queensland man travelling in a caravan entered WA via SA and breached quarantine three times.
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Police say the real motive of a 56-year-old Queensland man, who was allowed to enter Western Australia after allegedly telling authorities he needed to care for a sick relative, was to go fishing.
Key points:
He breached quarantine laws on three separate occasions between December 21 and 23
He spent 14 days in custody and was fined $1,500 after pleading guilty to the breaches