Justice · Poaching investigationDambovita poaching arrests: Two men held for 30 days, two under judicial controlAired November 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:00Dambovita poaching arrests.0:02Two men held for thirty days, two under judicial control.0:06Police seized more than eight hundred thirty rounds of ammunition in a poaching0:10investigation.0:11Two men in Romania's D.0:12Ambovia County now face thirty days in custody.0:15Two others remain free under sixty days of judicial supervision.0:18What do those different restrictions mean for the suspects as the investigation0:21continues?0:22Moran police are investigating all four men under a prosecutor's direction.0:26Investigators say they repeatedly hunted without permits outside the built, up areas0:30of IL, Karajli, D, RM, Ni, T.0:33I, and Vell, Dini using illegally held weapons and greyhounds trained for hunting.0:37The suspected offenses cover poaching, breaking weapons and ammunition laws, and0:41using a firearm without authorization.0:43Investigators placed the alleged hunting between February2020 5 and March2026 .0:47The arrest came months later in November.0:49The case concerns repeated hunting over that earlier period.0:53The men aged fifty, five and fifty, nine received thirty days of preventive0:57detention.0:58The men aged thirty, two and fifty.1:00Three received sixty days of judicial control, which lets them remain at liberty1:04while requiring them to meet legal obligations.1:06Magistrates imposed those measures on November13,2026.1:11A day earlier, Moraney's Criminal Investigations Bureau had detained all four for1:14twenty-four hours.1:15A prosecutor from the office attached to the Morani Court of First Instance is1:19coordinating the case.1:20All four retain the presumption of innocence while the allegations are investigated.1:24Police recovered four hunting weapons and more than eight hundred thirty rounds of1:27ammunition.1:28They also seized twenty kilograms of lead shot, the small pellets used in shotgun1:32ammunition, and about ninety kilograms of game during searches carried out under1:35five home search warrants.1:37Officers searched the men's residences, and the inventory combines what they1:40recovered across those searches.1:42Police are holding the items for the continuing investigation.1:45The recovered game gives investigators a quantity to examine, but the total wildlife1:49loss over the alleged hunting period is still unknown.1:52Subscribe to this channel to follow the investigation and the next decisions on1:55these suspects' restrictions.1:57Police also took custody of ten greyhounds.1:59Three off road vehicles and six mobile phones.2:02The operation drew support from weapons specialists, the Animal Protection Bureau,2:06Forensic Police, and the County's Special Action Service.2:09Those units supported the searches while investigators gathered material for the2:12case.2:13The investigation remains focused on the suspected hunting and firearms offenses.2:17Police haven't explained why magistrates ordered custody for two men and supervision2:21for the other two.2:22One of the men in custody is reportedly Petra Ely, known as Petra Gim Nu, associated2:27with the Fray, I.2:28Dim Anu group.2:29Scoped rifles and hunting dogs allegedly belong to him.2:32Police haven't publicly named the four suspects.2:35The two men under judicial control must comply with supervision while living outside2:39custody.2:40Romanian law requires them to attend when judicial authorities summon them and2:43promptly notify the relevant authority if they change residence.2:46They must also report to the designated police authority under its supervision2:49schedule, or when summoned.2:51The law also allows authorities to impose territorial limits, restrict contact with2:55designated people, or prohibit weapons.2:57The men's individual orders determine any extra conditions.3:01A judge can order house arrest or detention for a bad faith breach of their3:04obligations.3:05That escalation requires a judicial decision.3:07The sixty-day supervision period can also be extended if the grounds persist or new3:11grounds justify it.3:13So the announced period doesn't set a deadline for finishing the investigation.3:16Each extension during the investigation can last no more than sixty days.3:21The prosecutor continues to coordinate the case, and no next hearing or decision3:25date has been announced.Story timelineHeyDex
