Police Fail Illegal Sale Of Timber In Meranti Islands

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KARIMUN - The Riau Police Ditpolairud team thwarted the smuggling of 7 cubic meters of timber from illegal logging in the Meranti Islands, Riau. This wood will be sold to Sawang, Kundur Barat District, Karimun Regency, Riau Islands.

This evidence was secured from the anonymous Pompong Ship piloted by Izan (40), a resident of Jalan Ismail Saleh, Tanjung Sari, Tebing Tinggi District, Meranti.

"The ship's driver was secured while carrying evidence in Parit Beringin, Meranti Islands Regency, Riau, with coordinates 0°51'499''N 103°0.306' E. Pekanbaru quoted by Antara, Thursday, September 9.

Izan was arrested by KP IV-1007 and KP IV-2002 Ditpol Airud Riau Police, who were conducting routine patrols, Tuesday, August 31.

Before being caught, these two ships saw and found a Pompong ship carrying wood from Sei Tohor to Karimun.

"After being chased in the waters of Parit Beringin, Tebing Tinggi District, the team immediately made arrests," explained Wawan.

From Izan's confession, the wood is suspected to have been stolen. Izan admitted that he brought wood taken from Sei Tohor, Meranti Regency and will be brought to Sawang, Kundur Barat District.

The results of the officer's check and the confession of the perpetrators showed that the wood was a type of meranti, amounting to more than 7 cubic meters.

The perpetrators were charged with Article 83 paragraph (1) letter b Jo Article 12 letter e RI Law No. 18 of 2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction as amended by RI Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation Jo Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code for criminal acts in the field of Forestry.

"That is transporting, controlling or owning timber forest products that are not accompanied by a legal certificate of forest products," he said.