JAMBI - A joint team uncovered a case of illegal logging in a forest area in Petaling Village, Muarojambi Regency. There are three suspects in this case.
The Director of Crime and Crime of the Jambi Regional Police, Kombes Sigit Dany Setiyono, said that the disclosure of illegal logging activities began with a joint team conducting large-scale patrols to prevent forest and land fires (Karhutla) in Muarojambi Regency.
"In this activity, we managed to secure at least 3 perpetrators who are now detained at the Jambi Regional Police," said the Jambi Regional Police's Criminal Investigation Department, quoted from the Police Public Relations statement, Monday, June 7.
The three perpetrators, with the initials LT, EN and MD, are residents of South Sumatra (Sumsel). Sigit explained that the handling of the illegal logging case will be handed over to the law enforcement center for the Sumatran division of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
"The evidence that has been secured is five cubic meters of wood, cutting tools and some of the tools they use in their daily life," he said.
The role of the three actors is to cut or cut wood in the forest. This wood is deposited to investors.
“Their activity is cutting wood in forest areas. Above them are investors who connect forest products with buyers, both in Jambi and South Sumatra. They are paid around Rp800 thousand per cubic,” explained Sigit.
The wood taken by the perpetrators was of mixed forest species, such as meranti wood, punak wood and several other types in the forest.
“They spend the night and live in the forest. According to the perpetrator, I just entered this group and returned to the location for about 10 days," continued Sigit.
Currently, the Jambi Regional Police in coordination with the South Sumatra Police are still hunting for illegal logging investors in Petaling Village, Muarojambi Regency.
"We have also coordinated with the South Sumatra Police to find the illegal logging investors," he said.
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