Police fromt the Economic Crime Bureau working with members of the Nature Protection Bureau on two occasions seized illegal bearskins and a full-sized stuffed bear after a sting operation in the Latvian capital.
A 62-year-old man sold a bearskin for €2,400 in one incident, while a 50-year-old man sold one for €1,500 in a second purchase.
Kopā ar @dabaDAP konfiscējām divas nelegālas lāčādas un vienu lāča izbāzni. Plašāka info: https://t.co/IS8ibaH68n pic.twitter.com/x3pc3KaxLP
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) November 3, 2015
"It was found that the man has no permit or other type of documentation proving the legality of bearskin," police said.
Police confiscated the haul of skins and a stuffed bear and have launched a case against the sellers who face fines of €70 to €700 if convicted.
