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A seed company and a director have been fined for breaching biosecurity rules by smuggling cucumber seeds into New Zealand for sale.
King Seeds (New Zealand) and director Gerard Martin, of Katikati, were convicted yesterday in Tauranga District Court of illegal importation of sowing seeds.
They were fined a total of $26,000 and ordered to pay $600 for solicitors fees and $520 court costs.
- NZPA
