Deryneia police arrested a 31-year-old man on Wednesday after finding 108 wild birds in a freezer and seven hares kept in captivity on his property. The arrest came during an investigation into the possession of killed wild birds and the illegal keeping of game in captivity.
Officers from Deryneia police station and the Game and Fauna Service searched a fenced plot of land and a farmhouse owned by the man under a court warrant. The birds were packed in plastic containers, and the hares were in a fenced enclosure.
The man was arrested for possessing game and keeping it in captivity without a permit from the head of the Game Fund. The hares and birds were handed over to the Game and Fauna Service.
He gave a written statement and was released. The Game and Fauna Service is expected to issue him with an out-of-court fine.
Deryneia police are continuing their investigation.
