Nest raider ordered to pay £27,000 after peregrine falcon thefts

Hall pled guilty last year to being involved in the illegal trade of heavily protected peregrine falcons during 2020 and 2021.

The 24-year-old was sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work.

A proceeds of crime action was raised against Hall. At Selkirk Sheriff Court he was ordered to pay £27,182, based upon the amount the court believed was available.

Sineidin Corrins, deputy procurator fiscal at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “Lewis Hall took advantage for his own financial gain and to the detriment of the wild peregrine falcon population in the South of Scotland.

“However, even after a conviction was secured in this matter, the Crown commenced proceeds of crime action to ensure the funds Hall obtained illegally were pursued.

“Prosecution of those involved in financial crime does not stop at criminal conviction and sentencing.”