More than 4 km of fishing nets are seized during the piracema in MG; suspect with shotgun was arrested

More than 4.2 kilometers of fishing nets were seized by the Military Environmental Police (PMMAmb) of Ituiutaba during an operation in the São Simão reservoir, near Ipiaçu, in the Triângulo Mineiro, this Wednesday (11). A man was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm.

According to the corporation, the fishing materials were located on the banks of the reservoir, close to a ranch, a place where fishing and keeping nets are prohibited during the piracema period.

Piracema runs from November 1st to February 28th, 2027. During this period, fishing for native species is prohibited to protect fish reproduction. It is not permitted to capture, transport or store fish or use nets, cast nets and other prohibited equipment in rivers and marginal lagoons.

The suspect, whose age was not given, confessed to being the owner of all the material found at the scene. He had a .22 caliber shotgun and was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm and taken to the Civil Police station.

To locate the materials, PMMAmb used a drone equipped with a thermal camera, in addition to teams that carried out searches on foot and by boat.

g1 contacted the Civil Police to find out if the suspect will be charged with any other crime besides illegal possession of a weapon, but did not receive a response until the last update of this report.

Seized materials:

84 fishing nets, measuring more than 4,200 linear meters

8 longlines

1 net

1 .22 caliber shotgun

61 fuzes

2 kg of spheres

1 powder holder

8 reloaded .32 caliber cartridges

2 .20 caliber cartridges fired

13 .32 caliber cartridges fired

1 intact .22 caliber ammunition