Elazığ Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams, B.K. and A.S. reached the knowledge that he will collect salep plant in Alakaya district. The teams acting immediately, B.K. and A.S. caught red-handed.
The duo, whose 2 kilograms of salep onion they collected, was seized by the Elazig Nature Conservation National Parks Directorate, for a total of 147 thousand 494 TL for destroying biodiversity, violating the corona virus measures, and 3 thousand 150 TL each for making intercity trips. A fine of 794 pounds was applied. (DHA)