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