Police have seized air rifles, knives, drugs and bats from a car after discovering dead game animals inside.
Two men have also been arrested for poaching offences.
On Monday, officers in the south of the county stopped a vehicle that they believed to be suspicious as it was travelling in an area of protected wildlife.
A search of the van found air rifles, other weapons, drugs and evidence of poaching in the way of dead game.
Two men were arrested for poaching offences, possession of offensive weapons, possession of bladed articles and possession of class A and B drugs.
Yesterday #SouthRTF had a sus van in an area of protected Wildlife. 2 searches revealed an array of weapons & evidence of poaching & dead game. 2 arrests, Poaching & Possession of offensive weapons, bladed articles & Class A & Class B drugs. Vehicle/Air rifles/Knife/Bat seized pic.twitter.com/fbsEOYjx1T
— Lancs Rural Police (@LancRuralPolice) March 29, 2022
A police spokesperson said on Tuesday: "Yesterday, South Rural Taskforce stopped a vehicle in suspicious circumstances around an area of protected wildlife.
"Officers stopped the vehicle and after a proactive search have located air rifles, weapons, drugs and evidence of poaching – dead game.
"Two males arrested for poaching offences, possession of offensive weapons, possession of bladed articles and possession of class A and class B drugs.
"We make no bones about this, we will absolutely continue to target anyone who commits rural crime and do everything in our power to protect our rural communities and its wildlife from harm and criminality."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here