Radarbanyuwangi.id – As much 17 teak logs that are still in logs and are suspected to be illegal, found by joint officers from Polhutmob Perhutani KPH South Banyuwangi and Purwoharjo Police on Friday (10/5).
Undocumented teak wood, found by joint officers in one of the empty houses in Sumberjati Hamlet, Grajagan village, Purwoharjo District around 12:00 p.m 09.00.
"We are carrying out an illegal logging operation together with Perhutani officers,said the Purwoharjo Police Chief, Inspector Edi Wahono.
According to Kapolske, in this operation managed to find 17 teak wood still in logs. That wood, kept in an empty house and without any official documents.
"We received reports from residents that someone was storing teak wood in the empty house,He said.
From the testimony of a number of witnesses, it's clear, dozens of logs of teak wood are owned by a professional network. When bringing in wood, someone is in charge of securing the travel route, and the cart driver understands alternative routes that are far from the supervision of officers.
“We will check with Perhutani officers, It turned out that the residents' reports were true," he said.
The police chief admitted that he still didn't know the owner of the teak wood. If you look at the physical characteristics of wood, It is reasonable to suspect that it comes from forests managed by Perhutani KPH South Banyuwangi.
"We have temporarily secured the evidence by entrusting it to TPK Gaul, Grajagan Village, Purwoharjo District,” stressed the police chief, who has not been on duty for even a week.(yes/no)
