PADANG, West Sumatra: West Sumatra Police have uncovered 39 cases of illegal logging in the last two weeks, a police officer said Tuesday.
Spokesman for the West Sumatra Police Bambang Hermanto said that the 39 illegal logging cases were discovered in 19 regencies throughout the province in the period between March 23 and April 9.
Police detained 51 suspects and confiscated 378 cubic meters of wood as well as a number of trucks used for transportation, Bambang said.
"The confiscated goods include processed Meranti wood to be sold in Padang," he said.
All of the wood, which was without documents, was harvested in the Sawahlunto-Sijunjung, Payakumbuh, Pesisir Selatan, Padang Pariaman and Pasaman Barat regencies, Bambang said.
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