JAKARTA - Dumai Customs in Riau Province has foiled the illegal smuggling of mangrove wood from two motorboats from Sinaboi District, Rokan Hilir Regency, en route to Malaysia.
Dumai Customs Public Relations Officer Dedi Husni confirmed the seizure of two boats. However, the details are still under investigation.
"I haven't received details from investigators about the type of wood. However, from my observations at the evidence storage location, the wood is a type of wood used for foundation beams, possibly waterproof," he said in Dumai on Tuesday, as quoted by Antara.
Regarding the chronology of the seizure of the two wooden boats, Dedi stated that he could not provide an official statement as the inspection and investigation are still ongoing.
The natural mangrove wood was observed being unloaded at Pokala Pier from the KM Putra Tunggal and KM 10 Putri vessels to be transported to the Dumai Customs Office on Monday evening, September 1. The two timber ships are currently docked at the Pokala Pier of the Dumai Port of Indonesia on Jalan Datuk Laksamana, East Dumai District.
"The official chronology and details have not been released yet. However, based on initial information from investigators, in addition to the timber cargo, crew members and Indonesian migrant workers were also seized," said Dedi Husni, Head of the Dumai Port of Indonesia's PLI Section.
According to information gathered, the successful thwarting of the smuggling of forest products was carried out during a routine sea operation conducted by joint officers from the Riau and Dumai Port of Indonesia Regional Offices.
"The ships and their timber cargo are from Sinaboi and were planned to be transported to Malaysia," said a port worker.
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