14 poachers surprised after shooting down three wild boars on a farm in Badajoz

The Civil Guard has instructed 14 residents of the Extremaduran municipalities of Badajoz, Siruela, Esparragosa de Lares and Field Place for an alleged crime against flora and fauna that occurred yesterday Sunday when the agents of the Seprona They were surprised at the exit of a farm in the municipality of Puebla de Alcocer with three wild boars that they had shot down. The poachers were carrying out the activity in a place where there is no authorization for any type of hunting and, in addition, the closed season is currently closed.

Through a device established to prevent furtive actions, the agents heard from their position several detonations of shotguns and rifles, as well as barking dogs coming from a delimited hunting area, so they suspected that some illicit activity was taking place. of poaching.

“With the quick and stealthy action of the agents at the place where the shots were fired, seven vehicles occupied by 14 people were intercepted at the exit of the property,” the Civil Guard points out in a statement, adding that the poachers They were surprised with a total of 14 firearms (seven rifles and seven shotguns), ammunition and hunting utensils from fixed positions. In addition to the firearms, they were transporting five dogs and three wild boars that they had supposedly just shot.

Proceedings have been filed against all of them for an alleged crime against flora and fauna for poaching when they were hunting illegally without authorization. The case is being handled by the Investigative Court of Herrera del Duque (Badajoz).

Article 87.1 6 Law 14/2010 on Hunting in Extremadura classifies this type of crime as a very serious offense, which can be punished with a fine of up to 50,000 euros and the withdrawal of the hunting license or the disqualification from obtaining it for two to five years.