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357 illegal logs seized in operation

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Picture shows the 357 illegal logs seized.
Picture shows the 357 illegal logs seized.

SARIKEI: Acting on a public tip-off, a joint operation by enforcement officers from Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and Forest Department resulted in the seizure of 357 illegal logs at Ulu Strass, Meradong near here on Monday.

According to a statement from SFC, the raiding team was dispatched from SFC’s Sibu Regional Office joined later by Forest Department officers from Sarikei. The 357 logs of various sizes and species were found in a closed logging block of a forested area, that is, where timber extraction is no longer allowed.

A report on the raid has been lodged at Sarikei Police Station.

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