The General Corps of the Canarian Police, via the Environmental Protection and Cultural Heritage Group of the Administrative Surveillance and Inspection Unit (UVIA), is currently investigating a group of hunters who were caught last week driving their off-road vehicles through an unauthorised coastal area, ultimately parking them within the Malpaís de Güímar Special Natural Reserve.
Officers from the Corps highlight that such actions in this restricted area, which is classified as ecologically sensitive due to its significant biological and geomorphological value, result in detrimental land degradation, in addition to hindering the conservation and safeguarding of the natural resources found there.
The individuals identified will face serious penalties for the violations observed.
The General Corps of the Canarian Police wishes to remind that the removal or alteration of barriers instituted by public authorities to deter motor traffic from entering the reserve, with the aim of diminishing their effectiveness, can be deemed a very serious offence.
The Administrative Surveillance and Inspection Unit has among its responsibilities preventive policing, conducting investigations, and reporting administrative violations in areas such as environment and natural resources, tourism management within the Canary Islands, Canarian cultural heritage, tax administration, transportation, gambling and betting, as well as other duties assigned to it, pursuant to the Resolution of January 16, 2024, from the General Directorate of Security.
