Log thieves arrested in Samarinda

Log thieves arrested in Samarinda

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Samarinda Police arrested seven people suspected of stealing logs belonging to a timber company PT Kalhol Utama Samarinda on Wednesday.

Sr. Comr. Setyanto, chief of the Samarinda Police, said the seven identified as Ar, 31, Su, 28, He, 19, Ar, 26, So, 27, Im, 29, and a minor, were nabbed because they tried to resist police arrest.

"The police shot one of the suspects when they ignored three warning shots. The injured suspect is undergoing medical treatment at the police hospital," he said.

He said the police also seized four vessels which were used to steal the logs. --Antara