Charges against Malaysian dropped

Charges against Malaysian dropped

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: East Kalimantan Police officers
arrested a Malaysian national and are tracking down two others,
accused of financially backing illegal logging operations in the
province.

Insp. Gen. Budi Utomo said, however, that due to lack of
evidence, the suspect could only be charged with an immigration
violation.

The provincial police have arrested 4 financiers of illegal
logging since early this year and seized 96,911 cubic metes of
illegal logs from them. -- JP