Villagers detain suspected illegal loggers

10 March 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Community forest / Crime and law enforcement / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Law and judiciary / Logging and timber / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries
Adhoc / Banong Village / Bosra commune

A team of ethnic minority Banong villagers in Mondolkiri province detained a group of Vietnamese men on Saturday, who they suspect of illegally logging inside their community forest, and have handed them over to local police. Khut Chanra said he was among about 60 fellow Banong villagers in Pech Chreada district who had been alerted by the sound of chainsaws in the forest and gathered to investigate. He said they came across the group of more than 20 illegal loggers at work at a spot about 20 km from the Vietnamese border and detained 15 of them while the rest escaped on foot. …

 Ben Sokhean
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