A 40-year-old man has been detained for 72 hours in Dubasari after a poaching incident that escalated into a car chase and crash, police said. The events unfolded shortly before midnight in the outskirts of Ustia. Officers were carrying out measures to prevent and combat poaching when they spotted a Ford vehicle. The driver allegedly ignored police instructions to stop and continued driving. During the subsequent pursuit, he allegedly intentionally hit the front-left side of the police service car. The chase ended when the driver allegedly lost control and crashed into the fence of a household. No one was injured. Police opened two criminal cases: one over threats to kill, as well as causing bodily harm or destroying property, and another over illegal hunting. The man, originally from Chisinau, was detained for 72 hours. Police said the vehicle owner refused to present the Ford for examination, and the car was taken away. Investigators also said the poachers were hunting wild boar, and the driver allegedly fled on foot through a local resident’s yard after the crash. The case is ongoing as the investigation continues, with the suspect still in custody after the 72-hour detention.