MONROE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A Miami man is behind bars after a fishing violation in the Florida Keys, according to police.

Officials say Jesus Alejandro Pinero-Lopez illegally caught an undersized Snook near Tavernier Creek while using a spear.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest after spotting the speared fish during marine patrols.

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