Illegal logs, worth RM200,000, seized in Sibu region

KUCHING, March 23,2015:   The Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd's enforcement teams in Sibu, Bintulu and Kuching have seized various quantities of illegal logs over the weekend.

The biggest haul, comprising 330 pieces of hill logs of mixed species, was made in Sibu region. These logs, with an estimated volume of 300 m3 and worth more than RM200,000 were found at an abandoned logging road located between Sungei Takan and Ngungun, Song.

Illegal logs seized in Sibu region

In Bintulu, SFC Park Rangers found and confiscated 40 pieces of logs, 31 pieces of hewn timber and three pieces of split logs in an area close to but outside the Similajau National Park.

An excavator believed to be used for illegal oil palm cultivation in the vicinity of the National Park was also detained during the weekend operation.

Park Rangers found trees illegally felled in Similajau National Park

In another operation at  Ulu Serpan, Kpg Moyan Asajaya, 113 pieces of hewn timber of various sizes, believed to be illegally felled, were also seized.

This haul weighed in at about five tones and is believed to have been extracted from a forest area that has not been licensed for timber extraction.

Reports to the relevant authorities have been lodged for all cases and the timber seized will be handed over to the Forest Department for further investigation and disposal.