Foresters thwart theft of logs
BINTULU: The Sarawak Forestry Department (SFD) successfully thwarted an attempt to steal logs from Similajau Forest Reserve last Saturday. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the Bintulu Regional Forest enforcement team seized a dump truck carrying 50 short logs of various sizes early in the morning. The logs estimated to be 12 cubic metres in […]
Logs worth over RM627K seized
KUCHING: Sarawak Forest Department confiscated 4,825.6 cubic metres of logs of various sizes and species worth RM627,328 in its enforcement operations since April 13. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the operations which involved air monitoring, land and water enforcement, were able to detect and break down a series of illegal encroachments and loggings in […]
Indonesian held for transporting illegal logs
SIBU: An Indonesian was arrested by the Marine Police for transporting 50 illegal timber logs of various species worth RM152,400 at Mile 40, Jalan Sibu-Selangau, yesterday. Sarawak Marine Police Region Five (PPMW5) commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said about 11.15pm last Monday, a team of enforcement officers from the department stopped a lorry which was laden […]
15 arrested for illegal logging
KUCHING: Fifteen people were arrested for encroachment and illegal logging at Sedilu National Park following a raid dubbed ‘Ops Khazanah’, a special operation against illegal logging in totally protected areas. Among those involved in the operation were Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and other enforcement agencies such as the 10th Battalion General Operation Force (GOF) and […]
