Among the fish confiscated from him were Lionfish, Bannerfish, Butterfly fish, Clown fish and Trigger fish, all packed into 57 plastic bag with no oxygenators.
Kan told police that his job was only to transport the fish by bus from Phuket to Takua Pa in Phang Nga province.
Police were not convinced. They charged him with collecting exotic marine fish without permission, contravening the Environment Act.
The fish were taken to the Andaman Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Centre in Phuket.