Four men were arrested by the border police because they illegally fished 100 kg of fish. It happened near the border, on the Vashkivtsi- Grimancauti direction, in the morning of January 5. The men were caught on a motorcycle with a sidecar that was full with fish.

The culprits are inhabitants of Grimancauti village of Briceni district. These said that the fish was caught in local ponds that belonged to a man from the same village.

Spokeswoman for the Border Police Raisa Novitski has told IPN the case was transmitted to the Briceni Police Inspectorate, which will decide what will happen to the caught fish. The men could be tried for stealing fish from a private pond.