Four Men Charged with Hunting Offences in Lincolnshire

Four men have been charged with hunting deer with dogs, following an incident of poaching in Lincolnshire.

Carl Fantom, 31, Christopher Hancock, 54, Liam Hancock, 25, and Ethan Hardy, 18, all from Rotherham, were charged in connection with an offence in Irnham, near Grantham, overnight on Friday.

Lincolnshire Police said the men had been bailed to appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on November 9.

Four dogs and a car have also been seized in connection with the incident. The dogs will be cared for in approved kennels before an application is made for them to be rehomed. The seizure of dogs, some of which can be worth thousands of pounds, is used as a deterrent against this type of crime.

The arrests are part of Operation Galileo, which was set up to target wildlife crime across the county.

Last year, Operation Galileo saw around 250 offenders dealt with by being arrested, ordered to leave the country or given a warning, plus 40 vehicles and 31 dogs seized.

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