17-03-2025
Mass. environmental police charge suspects in illegally obtained wildlife investigation
CHELSEA, Mass. (WWLP) – Multiple searches were executed in Massachusetts by environmental police as a result of a months-long, multi-state investigation connected to illegally obtained wildlife.
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The Massachusetts Environmental Police announced on Monday that the department worked in conjunction with the Maine Warden Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to track down illegally taken game. The wildlife was reportedly caught in Maine and brought to two separate locations in Massachusetts.
The investigation team worked together to determine probable cause and issue search warrants for the two locations where the game was allegedly located.
Upon searching, officers seized over 150 packages of wild game meat and a moose skull with the antlers attached, as well as licensing documents. The Maine Warden Service served multiple summons to the suspects for the multiple Fish and Game violations of their Title 12 Statutes.
The Mass. Environmental Police charged the suspects with two counts of Transport of Illegally Obtained Game from Outside the Commonwealth.
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