Muscat: Two Omani nationals have been arrested in the Governorate of Al-Mudhaibi for violating the law on protecting the wildlife.
Inspectors from the Wildlife Control Unit at the Department of the Environment and Climatic Affairs caught the hunters red-handed as they were carrying nine crowned sandgrouses, two pellet guns, two sexton firearms, a knife and live ammunitions, in their car.
The lawbreakers were handed over to Al-Mudhaibi police station to face legal action and to refer them to competent authorities for further action.