During the surveillance measures carried out by the employees of the Ağgol National Park, the persons who caught illegal fish were identified at around 2 o'clock in the morning.

The head of the Biological Diversity Protection Service, Firuddin Aliyev, told APA that one of the poachers, who did not comply with the legal requirements of the national park staff, opened fire with a shotgun and ran away from the area.

No one was injured during the incident, one of the poachers was detained.

"It was determined that the poacher detained during the investigation is Beyler Farzalizadeh, a resident of Beylagan district."

According to the head of the service, the law enforcement agency was contacted in order to find the other poacher and take legal measures against both guilty persons.