Laos’s Attapeu seizes 9,000 cubic metres of illegal lumber
More than 9,000 cubic metres of illegal timber has been seized in southern Attapeu province since late last year, according to a report by the provincial authorities. Timber traders have reportedly been attempting to export timber through the province, despite an export ban imposed by the government, according to a report by the provincial Agriculture and Forestry Department. Prime Minister Thongloun warned Attapeu to take action preventing the illegal loggers from removing logs from Sanam I to Sanam II – log collection yards outside forests where they could make the illegally-cut timber legal.
