25 people arrested for illegal logging

JAMBI, Jambi: The Jambi provincial police have named 25 people as suspects for their alleged involvement in illegal logging in the province. They were arrested during a number of police operations in three regencies of Jambi this month, said Jambi Provincial Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Djoko Turrochman on Thursday.

Five out of the 25 suspects are believed to have been the main perpetrators while the remaining 20 played various subsidiary roles, including working as truck drivers, boat captains and porters. During the operations, the police confiscated 186.8 cubic meters of wood and 1,933 logs. They also seized 12 trucks, two tug boats and one barge from the suspects.

They have been charged with violating the 1999 Forestry Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail. -- JP