2,000+ pounds of live crayfish seized at U.S.-Canada border; truck stopped in Arkansas, authorities say

This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources shows a crayfish.
This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources shows a crayfish.

PORT HURON, Mich. — Michigan officials say more than 2,000 pounds of live crayfish have been seized from a truck at the border between the U.S. and Canada.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said conservation officers in St. Clair County were notified in mid-July that the red swamp crayfish were found as a truck tried to cross from the U.S. at Sarnia, Ontario. The agency said the truck originated in Canada and had been in Maryland and Arkansas to pick up its cargo.

Border officials helped the DNR seize 55 bags of live crayfish. The Michigan department said it's the agency's largest aquatic invasive species seizure.

The agency said red swamp crayfish are prohibited in Michigan and Canada. They burrow and create shoreline erosion and compete with native crayfish.

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