The Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the Kuantan Singingi Resort Police (Kuansing), Riau, confiscated 13 cubic meters of processed wood suspected of being the result of illegal logging without a legal certificate of forest products (SKSHH).
Head of the Kuansing Police Satreskrim Iptu Gerry Agnar Timur said the disclosure of this case began with information by the public on Thursday (11/12) in the early hours of the morning. The initial information stated that there were vehicles suspected of carrying processed wood without official documents crossing the Central Kuantan District area.
"Following up on this information, at around 04.10 WIB, the team managed to secure a car on the Lubuk Jambi 'Kari road, to be precise in Koto Kari Village, Central Kuantan District," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, December 12.
During the operation, one perpetrator with the initials WP (23), a resident of Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) was arrested. Meanwhile, the wood is a type of bayur and rubber without any valid official documents.
Iptu Gerry detailed that the total confiscated processed wood had various sizes. The details include 160 pieces of size 4x9, 160 pieces of size 4x6, 190 pieces of size 3x5, 581 pieces of size 1.5x18, 90 pieces of size 2x22, 43 pieces of size 1.5x9 and 96 pieces of size 2x4.
The perpetrator, WP (23), under initial inspection admitted that he bought the wood at Sijunjung at a price of Rp. 26 million. He plans to resell the illegal wood to buyers in the Benai area with a price difference of up to Rp. 4 million, which is Rp. 30 million.
The perpetrator also admitted that he had been carrying out this illegal delivery of processed wood since 2020. The wood was later confiscated as evidence along with a transport vehicle.
For his actions, WP was charged with Article 37 Number 13 Paragraph (1) letter b in conjunction with Article 12 letter e of Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation in conjunction with Article 83 Paragraph (1) letter b in conjunction with Article 12 letter e of Law Number 18 of 2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction.
"All evidence in the form of transport vehicles and processed wood has been secured at the Kuansing Police Headquarters for further investigation. We appreciate the active role of the community in providing information so that the disclosure of cases can be carried out quickly and on target," said the Head of the Kuansing Police Satreskrim.
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