Meranti Riau Police Secures 25 Tons Of Illegal Spreading Wood

The KM Tuah Reza ship containing 25 tons of wood from illegal additions was secured by the Meranti Police. ANTARA/HO-Polres Meranti

JAKARTA - A joint team from the Meranti Islands Resort Police, Riau, secured as many as 25 tons of processed wood allegedly the result of illegal logging activities in the waters of the Rengit Strait, Tanjung Periap Village, West Tebingtinggi District.

Meranti Islands Police Chief AKBP Aldi Alfa Faroqi said tens of tons of processed wood were transported using a unit of KM Tuah Reza ship.

When checked, the wood was not equipped with valid documents on Tuesday, June 3.

"This is thanks to the disclosure of a joint team from the Marine and Air Police Unit and the Meranti Police Criminal Investigation Unit. When it was secured, it turned out that the evidence of 25 tons of illegal additional wood would be brought to Tanjung Balai Karimun Regency," said the Police Chief.

This confiscation began on Monday, June 2 when the team received information on illegal processed wood expenditure activities from the Meranti Islands area.

From this information, the next day on June 3, the team departed using the Satpolairud ship along the waters of Kampung Balak Village and the waters of the Rengit Strait, Tanjung Periap Village to conduct an investigation.

"From a distance, the joint team found a ship full of cargo sailing towards the waters of Mengkikip Village, West Tebingtinggi District. So the team pursued the ship. When checked, apparently the KM Tuah Reza ship sailed with a pile of processed wood," he explained.

According to information from the captain of the ship with the initials JI (41) along with the crew, RO (27), the total cargo of 25 tons of processed wood without pocketing the valid documents will be brought to Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau Islands.

"They admitted that the owner of the ship and its cargo were the initials AD. However, for further investigation and investigation, the joint team has brought and secured the captain and crew and evidence to the Meranti Islands Police Patrol Unit office," said Police Chief Aldi.