TURKESTAN: ILLEGAL FISH CAUGHT

Turkestan region police detained a poacher who illegally caught about 100 kilograms of fish. In order to identify and prevent facts of illegal fishing in Grove areas and river waters in the territory of Zhetysai district, employees of the Zhetysai OPP regularly carry out raid and preventive measures. During the next inspection, the police found that a local resident was illegally fishing with a fork (astraga) near the Shardara reservoir in the village Utirtobe. A rubber boat, a 3-meter fork (astraga) and more than 50 pieces of illegally caught fish were seized from the detained young man as evidence. The total weight of the fish was 93 kilograms.

In this case, Article 335 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "illegal fishing of fish resources, other aquatic animals or plants" was registered, a criminal case was introduced in the SPKTP, and pre-trial investigations were initiated. The resident, who caused damage to nature, was taken to the Zhetysay OP. Police officers of the Turkestan region warn citizens that the end of illegal fishing, as well as the destruction of animals and plants listed in the Red Book, will lead to liability within the framework of the law.