Police deployed to monitor forest

Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Provincial police here started a
four-day forest ranger training program on Thursday to reinforce
monitoring of illegal logging activities around the border area.

West Kalimantan Police chief Brig. Gen. Atok Rismanto was
quoted by Antara as saying that at least 44 police, including 30
members of the elite Police Mobile Brigade, were participating in
the course.

He said that after its completion, the police would be
deployed to the border area between West Kalimantan and Serawak,
Malaysia, to enhance law enforcement against illegal loggers in
the area. (byg)

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