BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (Jakarta Post) : The military in West Kalimantan has confiscated some 32,000 logs believed to be illegally looted from rainforests in Putussibau.
Ten groups of people with connections to the logs have been detained by police for further investigation.
Preliminary investigations suggest the logs were stolen from rainforests in Embalok Hilir, Bunut Hilir and Sintang Hulu on Feb. 7-8 and were to be transported to Java and overseas.
In January, 2,500 illegal logs were seized in a joint police and military operation in Sintang regency.
The spokesman for the Tanjungpura Military Command overseeing Kalimantan, Col. Andi Sayuti, said here Tuesday the two cases had been handed to the police in West Kalimantan for further investigation.
He added that those involved in the logging were unemployed locals who had yet to receive a disbursement of rice aid from the local government.
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