Two men were detained over the weekend in Mirandela and Vila Flor after suspected illegal hunting using prohibited means and allegedly hunting in a protected area, Portugal’s GNR said. The GNR reported that on Saturday, one man was detained for hunting less than 500 metres from a tourist facility, in a zone considered protected. On Sunday, another man was detained for using unauthorised hunting devices, including bird-call lures designed to attract game birds. During the enforcement operation, officers seized two shotguns and 29 rounds of 12-gauge ammunition. Both arrests were made during GNR checks on hunting activity. The two suspects, aged 34 and 46, were identified and later made the subject of formal status in the case as accused, with the facts communicated to the courts of Mirandela and Vila Flor.