13 arrested in Punjab for poaching, birds trade
LAHORE: The Punjab Department of Wildlife & Parks has arrested 13 people involved in poaching and trade of birds across the province and recovered 90 live quails, 12 parrots of various species, one crane while recovering 13 netting gears of quail, one gun, cartridges and one knife from their possession. It also imposed a Rs2,27,000 fine on seven suspects and registered FIRs against six with local…
The Punjab Department of Wildlife & Parks has apprehended 13 individuals for poaching and trading birds in Punjab, according to officials. They recovered 90 live quails, 12 parrots of different species, and one crane. Additionally, they seized 13 netting gears used for trapping quails, one gun, cartridges, and a knife from the suspects' possession.
The wildlife rangers imposed a fine of Rs2,27,000 on seven suspects. They registered First Information Reports (FIRs) against six individuals with local police stations. Deputy Chief Wildlife Ranger Sakhi Muhammad Joyia supervised the operation in Lahore. In Lahore Cantt, they arrested a suspect and recovered 12 parrots. In Sahiwal, they seized four illegal quail netting gears and fined the suspect Rs87,000.
Khanewal officials seized two quail netting gears and initiated legal proceedings. In Muzaffargarh, they arrested two suspects involved in falcon poaching and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on one of them. Rajanpur officials recovered 90 live quails from two dealers and released them under court orders, seizing 90 netting gears. In Layyah, seven quail netting gears were seized, and in Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan, two quail netters were arrested and fined Rs90,000.
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