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Loggers busted in Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary
More than 400 pieces of luxury thnong wood suspected to be felled by a local community were seized by authorities in Pursat province’s Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday following a tip-off from a local reporter. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/loggers-busted-phnom-samkos-wildlife-sanctuary
NGO publishes more evidence of illegal logging operation
The U.K. NGO that last week exposed a major new timber trafficking operation between Cambodia and Vietnam has released more evidence in hopes of supporting Phnom Penh’s investigation into its claims, including invoices from Cambodia-based companies breaking the country’s timber export ban. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngo-publishes-evidence-illegal-logging-operation-129910/
Oknha linked to timber bust
Police officers, gendarmes and Forestry Administration officials yesterday discovered a large cache of valuable, illegally felled wood – which locals say was destined for Vietnam – after raiding a house in Stung Treng province linked to a prominent timber trader. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oknha-linked-timber-bust
Trader sought truck with illegal wood impounded
More than a tonne of rosewood and the plateless car carrying it were seized in Oddar Meanchey province yesterday after authorities received a report about a Vietnamese woman and her workers trying to set the vehicle on fire. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trader-sought-truck-illegal-wood-impounded
