Two men from Brașov county were detained after they shot a bear near the city of Victoria, in a poaching case in which investigators claim that a weapon equipped with thermal imaging was used. Moreover, they didn't even have a hunting permit.
The weapon used to shoot the bear had a thermal imaging device PHOTO: IPS Braşov
Two men from Brașov county came to the attention of the police after an incident that happened on the night of April 17 to 18, in a wooded area near the city of Victoria, where a brown bear was allegedly shot illegally. The case is being treated as poaching, and the investigation revealed that the weapon used was equipped with a thermal imaging device, a piece of equipment that is only used under strictly regulated conditions.
The two suspects, aged 37 and 24, from Victoria and Viștea, were identified shortly after the incident, following an action coordinated by the officers of the Weapons, Explosives and Dangerous Substances Service, together with officers from the Voila Rural Police Department.
Sources from the investigation show that neither of the two had a legal hunting permit, so their action was classified as poaching. According to a press release from IPJ Braşov, both the equipment used and elements of animal origin were found at the scene.
Weapons discovered in the forest PHOTO: IPJ Braşov
“The two were identified in the area of the town of Victoria immediately after committing the illegal act, and from the investigations carried out so far, it was established that they did not have a legal hunting permit and that they allegedly shot the animal without the right, using a hunting weapon equipped with a thermal imaging device, and the equipment used in the criminal activity, as well as parts of animal origin, were also identified on them”. it is stated in the IPJ Brașov press release.
The two men were detained for 24 hours and the investigation continues on charges of poaching, unlawful use of a weapon and violation of the arms and ammunition regime.
