Three Kildare men arrested for hunting deer in Donegal as part of 'Operation-Bambi'

Gangs from Carlow and Kildare are poaching deer in Donegal according to local newspaper the Donegal News.

A senior garda revealed that gardai intercepted a gang in Glenties and arrested four men who were armed with poaching tools on the night of Thursday 8 October. The four men were released without charge. Three of the men were from Kildare while the other was from Laois.

A further two men from Carlow were also arrested in the past month in Donegal for poaching offences, with one of the men having a number of previous convictions against his name for poaching.

A nationwide investigation, named 'operation-bambi', was set up to deal with people poaching wildlife around the country. Both cases have been sent to the DPP.