KOTA BHARU, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The General Operations Force (GOF) 8th Battalion seized logs and processed timber worth an estimated RM13.7 million during an inspection of a sawmill in Mukim Batang Merbau, Tanah Merah yesterday.
Southeast Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said a Chinese national and two Myanmar workers without valid travel documents were also arrested at the premises.
“The logs were untaxed as they bore no revenue stamps from the Forestry Department or the company. The timber is suspected to have been sourced from encroachment activities in forest reserves across the state,” he said in a statement today.
He said 800 logs, 30,000 processed timber pieces, timber-processing equipment and heavy machinery were confiscated, and the case is being investigated under the National Forestry Act 1984 and the Immigration Act 1959/63.
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