Peru, Group of illegal loggers arrested

Posted on February 13, 2011 • Filed under: Crime, Enviromental Issues, Peru

In this regard, the National Service of Protected Areas by the State (Sernanp), supported by representatives of the Special Prosecutor in Environmental Matters, the Navy of Peru and the Division of Tourism and Environmental Protection of the National Police , who mobilized aboard the BAP ” Amazon “, arresting five and immobilized 7-wood forest tractor mounted an operation to counter illegal logging, especially in areas protected by the state. The intervention was conducted in the Puinahua River, near the communities of Worker I, Victoria Area, Father Lopez and Montebello, in the province of Loreto Requena. Read Article

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