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In mid-January, agents from the Panevėžys Wildlife Protection Inspectorate detained four people transporting an illegally hunted male deer in the Ukmergė district during a hunting control raid between Panevėžys and Vilnius County.
Protocols were drawn up for the four people in accordance with Article 290 of the ANC. 7 d. for the transport of illegally hunted beasts – fine up to 1800 Eur. The shooter must also respond in accordance with article 290 of the ANC. 8 d. for illegally hunted beast: fine of up to 1800 EUR and deprivation of the right to hunt up to 5 years He will also have to compensate for the damage done to the environment: 6143.7 Eur, they took a rifle with an optical sight. A pickup truck carrying an illegally hunted beast was also taken away.
When the environmentalists arrived at the planned inspection area and left the forest, their car was stopped by a police team. While this is common, this time it was strange because after inspection, the police officers turned around and came back.
Soon, environmentalists saw the lights of another oncoming car. When he was stopped and searched, it turned out that four people from different family farms were driving the car without complying with the requirements of the quarantine conditions. Two people, hunting that night in the Ukmergė district. members of the hunting club “Lėnas”, the other two people: Ukmergė district police officer EB and lawyer LJ living in Vilnius
The individuals did not hide the fact that they were informed of the hunting control raid by environmentalists by a police team. Unfortunately, it was reported too late, so it was no longer possible to avoid inspection or hide the illegally hunted male deer that was being transported in the trunk of the truck.
Examination of the hunting sheet revealed that it contained no data on the hunted beast, and contact with the club president revealed that the limit per hunting area per unit had already been exhausted in early December and all club members had been informed.
Not only the hunting rules but also the hunting ethics were not followed during the hunt, as the beast was killed with a close shot to the head, unaware that the trophy will be damaged.
Sagittarius GA confirmed that it was aware of the expired red deer limit, and the AG hunting manager confirmed this as well.
The cases were transferred to the Ukmergė Chamber of the Vilnius Regional District Court in relation to the confiscation of tools and media and the amount of the penalties. Non-compliance with quarantine conditions was reported to the police and possible illegal actions were reported to the police immunity service.
