Dozens arrested for timber thefts

Dozens arrested for timber thefts

SEMARANG: Police on Tuesday confiscated more than 3,000 cubic
meters of teak wood in three Central Java districts and arrested
dozens of people suspected of stealing and receiving the stolen
timber, Antara reported.

In an operation code-named Wana Candi, the police also found
stolen teak wood in the home of a Plangitan village official in
Pati district. Twenty three people were arrested during the
operation in Grobogan district, including six members of the
Armed Forces.

Police also confiscated six trucks used for transporting the
looted timber.

In Blora, police confiscated thousands of cubic meters of teak
wood, dozens of chainsaws, 11 trucks and dozens of motorcycles
belonging to the thieves.