BINTULU, August 30, 2017 - Sarawak Forestry Corporation's enforcement division
believed that it has crippled an illegal logging operation when it made the
biggest log seizure at Ulu Sungai Kelawit, near Tatau yesterday.
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| Piles of logs seized from the scene |
Following a tip-off, the enforcement personnel seized
3,500 logs of various sizes and 14 heavy machineries consisting of 10
excavators, two tractors, a shovel
and dump truck.
The personnel also detained two persons at the scene.
"The seizure of logs is the biggest we ever made
from a single operation," a spokesman from SFC said in a statement today.
“Our enforcement team at Bintulu regional office with the
assistance of a one-stop compliance centre (OSCC) Teluk Batu, Tatau went into
action soon after receiving information about suspicious logging activities at
the location and discovered 10 piles of logs," the spokesman said.
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| Some of the heavy machineries seized from the scene of illegal logging operation |
He said the location of the seizure is within a timber
licensed area, but the SFC personnel, however, established that the logging
operation has not been sanctioned either by the SFC or the Forest Department.
"Therefore, it is illegal," he explained.
A report on the raid had been lodged at the Tatau Police
Station.
The case had been handed over to the Forest Department
for further investigation and disposal.
