Gualeguaychú. Poachers with firearms were intercepted in Colonia El Potrero

During the last weekend, in different operations planned by the Gualeguaychu Rural Crime Prevention Brigades, police officials were able to verify in the “El Potrero Natural Reserve” two people from Gualeguaychú who were trying to enter the establishment to practice the activity. illegal poaching.

The procedure was carried out on Thursday at the beginning of the last long weekend in the morning hours; The rural troops managed to stop the entry of two people with a Cal. 16 Shotgun into the Protected Natural Area in an operation carried out in conjunction with the three Brigades that make up the Gualeguaychú Department and security/fauna personnel from said place with a deployment of more than ten officials.

On the other hand, in the early hours of Friday, in a vehicle control operation at the intersection of streets No. 2 and 10 of the same neighborhood, brigade personnel found that two men from the Gualeguaychú town who were driving in a vehicle, They were transporting a Cal. 308 rifle, lacking any type of supporting documentation.

The people were identified for violating Art. 189 Bis of the Argentine Penal Code, thus being subject to a judicial case with the local Prosecutor’s Office on duty intervening.
In this way, the Rural Crime Prevention Brigade continues with the prevention and verification of infractions/crimes by people who do not have the requirements requested by the Law for the possession of firearms in accordance with the legal parameters.