Poacher Caught with Huge Fish in Kharkiv Region
On April 4, in the Kharkiv region, law enforcement officers detained a poacher with a huge fish. This was reported by the police.
Patrol officers from the Kupyansk district found that a 40-year-old resident of the village of Novoalexandrovka was transporting bags of fish, a rubber boat, and prohibited fishing gear in the trunk of his car.
The police confiscated fishing nets, a boat, and 110 units of fish of various species, including carp, silver carp, pike, and others. Special attention was drawn to one fish of significant size.
The total amount of damage caused to the state was about 180,000 hryvnias.
A criminal case has been opened for the violation under part 1 of article 249 (illegal fishing, hunting, or other aquatic extraction) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The poacher faces a fine ranging from 17,000 to 51,000 hryvnias.
