Satinwood stock seized in transit, two suspects nabbed

A stock of illicit timber was seized in transit and two suspects taken into custody by the forest conservation officials in Madu. Officials of the Madu Range Forest Conservation office carried out the raid with the help of the STF on a tip-off from the public.

The tractor and the double cab used by the suspects to transport the stock of timber were seized during the raid. Investigations revealed that the suspects had felled valuable Satinwood Trees in the Madu Forest Reserve and were transporting them to Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna for sale.

Range Forest Conservators L.A.S.YAPA, Beat Officer H.k.g.jayantha, Field Assistants T.m.dissanayake, A.l.wijeratne, J.jeniston with the assistance of officers of the Puwasernkulam STF camp IP P.d.upananda, SI U.a.silva, Sergeant 39254 Tharanga, PCS 17120 Senaratne and 86886 Chaturanga carried out the raid.