Timber trader Try Pheap linked to logging racket
In a new report, U.K. environmental rights group Global Witness places Cambodian timber magnate Try Pheap at the heart of a vast illegal logging operation driving the country’s rarest tree species to the brink of extinction with the collusion of government and military officials. “The Cost of Luxury: Cambodia’s illegal trade in precious wood with China” released Thursday, summarizes an eight-month undercover investigation last year by the rights group during which their researchers followed Mr. Pheap’s loggers and trucks across the country, interviewed his employees and middlemen, and tracked his shipments to Hong Kong using leaked customs records. …
Zsombor Peter
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