Russian caught one Siberian sturgeon and was put on trial

In the Altai Territory, a criminal case was sent to the court against a local resident accused of illegal mining of Siberian sturgeon, listed in the Red Book of Russia. This was reported in the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the inquiry, in July 2026, the man caught one Siberian sturgeon in the waters of the Ob. While transporting fish to the place of residence, he was detained by transport police officers.

The amount of damage to water biological resources was estimated at more than 480 thousand rubles. For his compensation, the transport prosecutor brought a lawsuit to the court to recover the damage caused to the state revenue. The property of the accused was seized.

The criminal case under Part 1 of Article 258.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was sent to the Kamensky City Court of the Altai Territory for consideration on the merits. The accused is charged with illegal extraction of particularly valuable aquatic biological resources listed in the Red Book of Russia.

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