Massachusetts and Vermont officials have made an arrest in connection with an alleged moose poaching incident. 

On Feb. 15, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, along with Vermont Game Wardens, executed a warrant in Westfield related to a suspected moose poaching incident. 

The incident occurred in January in Vermont. 

According to a Facebook post by the Massachusetts Environmental Police, officers seized several items, including a rifle suspected to have been used in the poaching incident. 

Charges have been filed in Massachusetts and Vermont. 

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