Three fishermen from the Vitebsk region will pay a fine of Br3.5 million for poaching

September 2, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Three residents of the Vitebsk region will pay fines of Br3.5 million for poaching, Dmitry Orekhva, prosecutor of the department for supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases and analysis of judicial practice of the Vitebsk region prosecutor's office, told a BELTA correspondent. Illegal fishing on Lake Kurovskoye brought the fishermen a rich catch: pike, 13 perch, and 95 silver crucian carp for a total amount of almost Br2.5 million. However, the actions of fishing enthusiasts in this way did not go unnoticed by employees of the environmental protection inspectorate. For poaching, which caused major damage to nature, the fishermen were sentenced to a fine of 100 basic units each. During the preliminary investigation, they had to compensate for the damage caused. In addition, the offenders had to part with an inflatable rubber boat and nets. -0-