Pelaihari, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Pelaihari Criminal Police Unit or Satreskrim, Tuesday (13/1), at about 16:00 secured a Suzuki Cary minibus contained 147 pieces of ironwood on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Sarang Halang Village, Tanah Laut District.
Pelaihari Criminal Unit Police also arrested illegal loggers, said Pelaihari police chief AKP Rizky Fardian C through the Head of Satreskrim Aiptu Jhony Sugianto. The arrest of suspects and ironwood was when police carried out regular patrols in Sarang Halang neibourhood.
"When on patrol, a blue Suzuki minibus DA 7154 MN passed, as Satreskrim Pelaihari feel suspicious, then the car was immediately stopped," said Jhony Sugianto in Pelaihari, Wednesday (14/1).
Once stopped, police checked against car documents and freight in the car. "It turns out that the car driven by the suspect contained 147 pieces of ironwood, undocumented," he said.
For further investigation, he said, the perpetrators and the evidence directly secured to Pelaihari Police headquaters.
He said, offenders charged under Article 83 paragraph (1) letter b in 2013 about the eradication and prevention of forest destruction.
