Five Malaysians declared suspects

JAKARTA: Police are hunting five Malaysian nationals for their involvement in illegal logging activities along the Malaysia- Indonesia border in West Kalimantan.

"We are coordinating with Malaysian border police to find the five Malaysians still at large," deputy police spokesman Brig. Gen. Soenarko D.A. said on Monday.

Police already knew the identities of the Malaysians, he said.

"They were involved in illegal logging practices, either as buyers or suppliers," Soenarko said.

Police have detained 43 suspects since the campaign against illegal logging, codenamed "Wanalaga", began in January.

The police also confiscated evidence from the suspects, including 22,886 cubic meters of logs, 12 boats, 10 bulldozers, and five trucks. --JP