Poachers stopped in their tracks in Fenland as crackdown continues

Cambridgeshire's Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) have had a busy time in the Fenland area as they continue to crackdown on illegal poachers.

The team was out in force in Gorefield earlier this week where they managed to stop a gang of poachers in their tracks.

Posting to the Policing Fenland Facebook page, a police spokesperson said: “The RCAT were out in force in Gorefield when they stopped these poachers by using a mixture 4x4s and police dirt bikes, to patrol and stop poaching in its tracks.

“Four community protection warnings issued and a vehicle seized.”

Then in Turves, the team was called to reports of poachers at a farm.

Again posting to Facebook the spokesperson said: "RCAT arrived and observed the suspects enter a farmyard and hide in a barn.

“They were quickly found and detained by the team who issued force community protection warnings, three dispersals and seized their car.”