A 57-year-old man has been arrested after he was caught hunting without a licence in the Paphos district, police said on Thursday.

Game wardens found the man hunting in a permitted area but without a licence on Wednesday.

He was taken to Polis Chrysochou police station where he was charged in writing with illegal transportation of a shotgun and explosives.

The game and fauna service will also issue an extrajudicial complaint against the man for pursuing wild game.

Police said they confiscated the man’s shotgun and cartridges.