On the ice of Lake Baikal, police found a fishing tent and a car, then detained a Khuzhir resident who was fishing without a license and using a banned fishing net. By the time of the check, he had caught about thirty large fish, and the seized nets and catch are now being examined. A poaching investigation is underway, and the question of opening a criminal case is being decided.
Police officers noticed a fishing tent and a car parked nearby on the ice of Lake Baikal, ten kilometers from Cape Khoboy. During the inspection, they established that a resident of the village of Khuzhir was fishing on the lake ice without a license. Moreover, the man was using a line net prohibited by law as a fishing tool. By the time of his arrest, the poacher had managed to catch about three dozen large fish of various species.As the fisherman explained, he had already come to the attention of the police for poaching, and he intended to use all the catch for his own consumption.
At present, the nets have been seized from him, and the fish caught has been sent for ichthyological examination to determine its species composition.
An investigation is currently underway into this incident, and the question of initiating a criminal case under Article 256, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Russia is being considered.
Based on materials from the MO MVD of Russia “Ekhirit-Bulagatsky”