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Two men, Monty Lee and Tom Janes, were caught along with three dogs and lamping equipment in a field at Weir End. The lamping equipment was seized and ordered to be destroyed, while both men have been convicted of a poaching offence under the Night Poaching Act. READ MORE: Police issue update after 'gunman' identified Police hunt after assault in Herefordshire town Lamping is the use of a very bright spotlight to dazzle or startle animals before shooting them or sending dogs after them.
Lee, 29, and Janes, 23, both entered guilty pleas to one count of entering land as a trespasser at night with poaching equipment, and were handed a 12-month conditional discharge. The men, both of Wentloog Road, Cardiff, were ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs each, as well as a £26 victim surcharge..
