Venison poacher hunted

Indika Polkotuwa

A person suspected to have hunted in the Knuckle's wildlife reserve was taken into custody by the Rattota Police with venison, deer-hyde and several firearms, it is reported. Later the police were able to recover two trap-guns, a 12 bore gun and 50 spent cartridges and a large stock of venison, after raiding the suspect's house at Thibbotukanata, Gammaduwa.

Police investigations have revealed that the hunting of a rare kind of deer in the Knuckle's area had been going on for sometime by poachers.

Meanwhile police suspects the involvement of the suspect in a number of crimes committed in the area, including three persons getting injured by trap-guns.

Rattota Police are conducting further investigations.