Luxury Wood Haul Found on Rubber Concession
Authorities in Ratanakkiri province arrested and charged two men with illegal logging after discovering about 4,000 pieces of luxury wood on an economic land concession held by a Vietnamese rubber company, officials said. … [Deputy Provincial Forestry Administration Chief Phan Phoeun] said that although the wood was discovered on a concession held by Vietnamese Company Hoa Anh in Andong Meas District, he did not believe the company was involved in illegal logging. “We think that villagers probably brought the wood to that land to hide it before transporting it to another place,” he said. … [Ratanakkiri Provincial Court prosecutor Sous La] declined to comment if the individuals were employed by Hoa Anh. Hoa Anh was granted 9,000 hectares of land on the border of Andong Meas, Lumphat and O’Yadaw districts in 2010. …
