Khammuan confiscates large illegal timber haul
Yommalath district authorities in Khammuan province this week seized illegally harvested timber which was hidden inside a shipping container and buried underground at a sawmill in Donpeuay village. The incident was outlined by local media after provincial Forest Inspection Division officials teamed up with local authorities to inspect the target area. A Khammuan province Forest Inspection Division official told Vientiane Times on February 16 the team found 2,570 pieces (both small and large) of illegally harvested timber including mai dou (Pterocarpus macrocarpus ) and mai tae khar (Sindora cochinchinensis) varieties. Near the target area, the officials also unearthed pieces of mai kha young (rosewood) buried and covered with plastic.
