Tasmanian farmer jailed for 11 months for importing garlic
Written by Australian Associated Press
Letetia Anne Ware imported garlic bulbs that were potential carriers of devastating plant pathogen
A Tasmanian farmer has been given an 11-month jail sentence for illegally importing garlic bulbs that could have put Australia’s agricultural sector at risk.
The farmer and former chair of the Australian Garlic Industry Association Letetia Anne Ware, 53, imported almost 2,200 garlic bulbs from the US and Canada.
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