Home / News / Wildlife Crime Press Coverage / Forest Man Charged with Wildlife, Theft and Fraud Offences – Gloucestershire Police

Forest Man Charged with Wildlife, Theft and Fraud Offences – Gloucestershire Police


Gloucestershire Constabulary“A man from the Forest of Dean has today been charged with a number of wildlife, theft and fraud offences, all related to protected birds.

Keith Beaven, 67 and of Staunton near Corse has been charged with a total of 13 offences.

These include:

  • Five counts of fraud by misrepresentation
  • Six counts of theft
  • One count of the prohibited sale of a specimen of an endangered species, contrary to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (enforcement) regulations 1997
  • One count of knowingly making a false statement for a certificate, contrary to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (enforcement) regulations 1997.

He has been bailed to appear in front of magistrates in Cheltenham on August 3.

The charges are as a result of an investigation led by Gloucestershire Police, in conjunction with the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), following on from a police led search warrant at an address in Staunton in June 2011.”

Source: Gloucestershire Police
To read the full article: www.gloucestershire.police.uk/Latest%20News/Press%20Releases/2012/July/item32574.html