3 men held in outpost for transporting hot lumber
>> Monday, November 12, 2012
TABUK
CITY, Kalinga – Three persons were
arrested by city police after they were
caught transporting illegally sawn narra lumber worth P28,955 loaded in a
van-type vehicle at a police checkpoint in the access road leading to barangay
Tuga here around 5:30 p.m. last Nov. 1.
The
arrest of the three persons illegally transporting the narra flitches came
after concerned citizens tipped police of the supposed transport of the lumber
prompting law enforces assigned at the Bulanao sub-station to establish a
police checkpoint leading to barangay Tuga where the vehicle loaded with the
lumber passed.
Chief
Supt. Benjamin B. Magalong, regional police director, identified the arrested
individuals as Jonard Asuncion, owner of the van, residing at Bado Dangwa,
barangay Calanan, Tabuk City; Antonio AbonBaruzo, driver, 48, married and
LexterAbonBaruzo, helper, 26, married both residing at Casigayan, Tabuk City.
Recovered
inside the vehicles of the arrested persons were assorted pieces of narra
flitches having a total measurement of 579.10 board feet valued at P28,955
without the necessary documents.
All
suspects together with the confiscated pieces of evidence, including the
vehicle, were brought to the Bulanao Police Sub-Station for proper disposition.
Because
of the numerous reports on illegal logging activities regionwide, Magalong
ordered all police chiefs to file charges against persons including concerned
government agencies’ personnel and officials who are in cahoots with illegal
loggers in order to curb the rampant cutting of trees that could greatly affect
the state of the environment in the future.
Earlier,
President Aquino issued last Feb. 28, 2011, Executive Order No. 23 banning
cutting of all naturally grown forests trees especially hard wood species in
the region and in the entire country.
“We
want our children and our children’s children to enjoy the scenery of our
watersheds and forests, thus, we must join hands in preserving and protecting
our trees from being illegally cut to pave the way for development,” Magalong
said, citing that sectors of society must be actively involved in regreening
activities so that the present and future generations will also enjoy the
benefits of trees to their lives. -- Dexter A. See
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