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As times get harder in Britain’s cities, armed gangs are heading for the countryside – and stealing deer, salmon and rabbits to feed a burgeoning black market in food. Police in rural areas across Britain are reporting a dramatic increase in poaching, as the rise in food prices and the reality of recession increases the temptation to deal in stolen venison, salmon, or rarer meat and fish. There have even been reports of drive-by poachers, aiming guns through the open windows of moving vehicles to pick off deer or other game. More
Tags: Armed gangs, black market, game, poaching, U.K.
