MAN FINED AFTER IMPORTING FEATHERS OF ENDANGERED FOWL

A CONWY man was found to be in possession of rare and exotic bird feathers worth almost £7,000 when police searched his home.

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Officers were initially alerted by the seizure of two parcels of feathers at Birmingham Airport.

The packages, intercepted by Border Force Officers in January, were marked for delivery to an address in North Wales. They contained 60 pieces of Grey junglefowl capes with no import permit.

Fowl capes are portions of a bird’s neck and upper chest which contain “hackle” feathers.

These are highly sought after by fly fishermen for creating artificial flies due to their unique structure and patterns.

Following an investigation by the North Wales Police (NWP) rural crime team and the National Wildlife Crime Unit, David Pugh was arrested.