Police seized rifle and shotgun loaded in the truck of two suspects
Two men have been arrested on charges of committing illegal hunting of animals inside the ranch owned by the American presenter Oprah Winfreyon the island of Mauito the Hawaii. According to information from the American broadcaster ABC Newsthe case happened last week.
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According to a statement from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the two 19-year-olds were arrested shortly before midnight on June 21. They were found by police officers using a night-hunting spotlight on a public road that runs through the entertainer’s property in Kula.
They were not caught hunting, but police found a loaded rifle and shotgun in their truck. Winfrey’s ranch surrounds the road where they were stopped.
The two were arrested for hunting on private land without a permit, as well as for not having a hunting license, among other violations. One of them was arrested for possession of an unregistered semi-automatic rifle.
In the Maui region of Hawaii, invasive deer roam wild in forested areas ABC News.
Maui County prosecutors will investigate the case and determine charges against the two men. They were released while the investigation was ongoing.
“Last month, DLNR reached out to backcountry ranchers to discuss their efforts to prevent poaching throughout the area and we agreed to collaborate. The arrests did not occur on the property,” Winfrey’s production company, Harpo, said in a statement. ABC.
Source: Terra
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