Timber Smuggling News Today

In a crackdown against illegal inter-state timber smuggling network, the police seized a truck loaded with timber and arrested two persons at Doomdooma in Tinsukia district. Learn more about this incident and the efforts being made to protect our forests.

Goalpara forest officials thwarted timber smugglers in a crackdown, seizing mobile mills and a car laden with illicit wood on December 23.

Forest rangers face a dangerous ambush in Runikhata village, Assam, while chasing illegal timber smugglers.

The registration number of the vehicle seized by the authorities is AS 31 C 0854 and the value of the captured timber is said to be around Rs 1 Lakh.

The cost of the seized time is said to be around Rs 70-80 thousand. They were also able to confiscate the vehicle.

The officials mentioned that a total of 102 processed pieces of timber were seized from the two vehicles seized by the police.

A confrontation in Dehing-Patkai National Park highlights the struggle to protect natural resources from timber smugglers.

The officials also informed that the search is on to detect those behind the incident and ensure proper punishment for them.

Kheroni forest in West Karbi Anglong faces a growing issue as illegal poaching and timber smuggling take root.

Doors, windows, and roof trusses included in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) government housing programme are made of wood or treated wood in accordance with government regulations.