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Illegal hunting enforcement in Greece

Overview

Authorities in Greece arrested five individuals for illegal nighttime hunting in the Filiates and Metsovo regions.

In the Filiates Municipality, near Lia, police intercepted a vehicle in the Mourgkas mountain area. Three individuals were found with five poached hares, two firearms, and hunting licenses. Officers issued administrative fines and seized the equipment.

A second operation in the Baltouma area of Metsovo involved surveillance of a vehicle containing two poached wild boars and butchering tools. The two occupants were fined, and the animals and tools were confiscated.

Entities

Filiates · Guarda Nacional Republicana · Metsovo · E' Kynegetiki Omospondia Ipeirou · Mourgkas

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Five arrested for illegal nighttime hunting in Filiates and Metsovo

    Five people were arrested for illegal nighttime hunting in Filiates and Metsovo, Greece, after game wardens seized poached hares, wild boars, and firearms.

  2. [CRIME] 5 sources
    GNR detains two men for illegal hunting in Portugal

    The GNR has detained two men in Alcobaça and Felgueiras for illegal hunting in protected areas, seizing firearms and ammunition in both incidents.

Sources

cmjornal.pt · correiodamanha.pt · epirus-tv-news.gr · epiruspost.gr · observador.pt · oestadoonline.com.br · sapo.pt