LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Sicilian authorities arrested two Maltese nationals after being found in unauthorised possession of shotguns, ammunition and dead birds while waiting to board the ferry to Malta from Pozzallo.
Ragusa police said the two Maltese, aged 52 and 49 were carrying two shotguns, 50 shotgun cartridges and 39 dead birds, including wood pigeons, a dove, woodcocks, mallards, teals and snipes.
They were not authorised to hunt in Italy. The Ragusa authorities said they have intensified passenger checks at the Port of Pozzallo since this was not the first case of Maltese individuals practising unauthorised hunting in Sicily.
BirdLife Malta thanked the Italian police and the authorities in Ragusa “for the valuable work they were doing to curb this behaviour, which tarnished Maltàs reputation and that of many Maltese who visited Sicily to enjoy the natural environment”.
– Foto: Polizia provinciale Ragusa –
(ITALPRESS).
