| He has been investigated as the alleged perpetrator of a crime related to the protection of flora, fauna and domestic animals | The poacher was caught in a place while hunting with prohibited arts The hunting gear used by the investigated has been seized The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has developed the operation 'Cala', an investigation aimed at prosecuting poaching, which has resulted in the investigation of a neighbor of Águilas who has been surprised while capturing finches in a place in the municipality of Aguilas . After the operation, the civil guards of the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) have investigated the poacher, who has been prosecuted as the alleged perpetrator of a crime related to the protection of flora, fauna and domestic animals and has been has denounced for several infractions to the hunting regulations. Within the framework of the 'Spanish Action Plan against illegal trafficking and international poaching of wild species', SEPRONA civil guards established a series of services to prevent and prosecute poaching in the municipality of Águilas. At the end of last September, in one of these planned services in an area of ??the municipality of Aguileño, the Benemérita detected a man suspected of carrying out illegal activities related to hunting. The civil guards followed up on the suspect who led them to a large plot.
This one lay down on the ground and was hidden with a vegetable screen made by hand for this purpose. The SEPRONA troops, once at the scene, verified that the suspect had in his hands a rope to operate a book net installed about 15 meters from his position.
When he reached his height and he detected the police presence, he got up and began to move away from the waiting in the direction of a moped that had parked nearby. Once identified and after obtaining all the necessary evidence, the Civil Guard apprehended the means used for hunting and investigated the resident of Águilas, who has been prosecuted as the alleged perpetrator of a crime related to the protection of flora, fauna and domestic animals. The Penal Code, in its article on the crime related to the protection of flora and fauna, establishes prison sentences of 6 months to 2 years or a fine of 8 to 24 months and, in any case, that of special disqualification for profession or office and special disqualification for the exercise of the right to hunt or fish for a period of one to three years. The investigated, along with the proceedings and the seized objects, have been made available to the Investigating Court of Lorca (Murcia).
Source: Ministerio del Interior