Cops seize P204,000 worth of illegal lumber in Oriental Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police seized more than P204,000 worth of allegedly illegally sourced lumber and arrested two men in separate anti-illegal logging operations in Pola and Bongabong towns in this province on Thursday, July 2, the Police Regional Office (PRO) Mimaropa said.

The bigger haul came at 3:10 p.m. in Barangay Batuhan, Pola, where police arrested a man allegedly transporting about 4,000 board feet of sawn coconut lumber worth approximately P200,000 without the required permits.

Authorities said the chainsaw used was properly registered, but the recovered lumber had no documents authorizing its cutting or transport. The lumber and two chainsaws were confiscated, while the Philippine Coconut Authority was asked to verify and scale the seized wood before it is turned over for safekeeping.

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Earlier, at 12:45 p.m., police in Bongabong arrested another man in Sitio Centro 1, Barangay Luna, for allegedly transporting 15 pieces of illegally sawn Antipolo lumber with an estimated volume of 106 board feet worth P4,240 without the required permits.

Both suspects were informed of their constitutional rights. The confiscated lumber remains in police custody pending documentation and the filing of charges for alleged violations of Republic Act No. 10593 and Presidential Decree No. 705, as amended. /das

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