In a major crackdown on forest-related crimes, the Forest Department in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah has intensified its drive against timber smuggling and illegal logging. Over the last two months, officials have registered 52 Forest Offences Cases and seized 22 illegal mechanical cutters
In a strategic move to combat the smuggling of timber from Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has issued a directive to integrate forest department outposts with police outposts.
The residents say contractors chop down trees in Upper Kohistan’s forests before “smuggling” their wood to Gilgit-Baltistan and other areas through the Karakoram Highway in large quantities.
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], August 23 (ANI): Based on an intelligence input on Sunday, Assam Rifles apprehended five individuals and foiled timber smuggling at Jharnapani Village in Dimapur District, Nagaland.
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], August 4 (ANI): West Bengal forest officials on Wednesday arrested Customs and Central Excise superintendent rank officers in connection with a timber smuggling case.