Mastermind of illegal logging wanted<\/p>\n
BENGKULU: After filing dossiers at the Provincial Prosecutor's
\nOffice on several suspects held responsible for the environmental
\ndeterioration at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Bengkulu
\npolice said it would search for the masterminds behind the
\nillegal logging of the protected forest.<\/p>\n
\"We will examine a former official of the South Bengkulu
\nadministration,\" said chief of the Bengkulu police detective unit
\nAdj. Sr. Comr. M Budi Tono on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"We don't care about whether the culprit is an official or
\nnot, we will take legal actions against them if they continue to
\ndestroy the national park,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Under the Wanalaga operation in August, Bengkulu police
\nsucceeded in confiscating thousands of cubic meters of illegal
\nwood supplies believed to have been poached from Bukit Barisan
\nSelatan National Park.<\/p>\n
Bengkulu police have already arrested a number of people, of
\nwhich five have been declared suspects, while three others remain
\nin police custody. --Antara<\/p>",
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