Illegal loggers rounded up

Thu, 29 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Since an anti-illegal logging drive
was launched by the government in 2003, West Kalimantan Police
have arrested at least 445 people for their alleged roles in
illegal logging. From the loggers, the police seized some 239,566
cubic meters of logs and processed timber worth some Rp 185,318
billion (US$18.5 million).

The police have completed the case files of 46 of the 445
loggers, said West Kalimantan Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.
Dedi Suhardi. -- Antara

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