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A 28-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of poaching in the Paphos district.
According to PAPH press spokesman and Head of PAPH CID, Michalis Nicolaou, on Saturday night members of the Thera Service heard a gunshot in the Argaka area[/B], while they noticed the presence of a suspicious vehicle.
The members of the Thera Service tried to intercept the vehicle however the driver managed to escape. Through the registration numbers, the details of the owner of the vehicle were obtained, which, as it turned out, was a 28-year-old man from Paphos.
On Sunday afternoon and after further investigations, the 28-year-old was arrested in connection with a case of poaching, while various items were taken from his residence, including the shotgun.
The offences of unlawful carrying of a firearm and explosives and failure to comply with a game warden's signal, stalking game during the night and stalking game using a motor vehicle are being investigated against him.
Source: KYPE
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