Police 2 citizens are prosecuted their trucks and illegal wood are seized

Pogradec / 2 more cases of illegal cutting of forests are established and punished.They were transporting firewood with trucks, cut illegally, 2 citizens are being prosecuted.36 m3 of timber, without the relevant documentation, and the 2 trucks that served to transport them were seized.Specialists for the Investigation of Crimes of the Pogradec Police Station, during intensified patrols with the aim of preventing and combating illegalities, have found and attacked 2 more cases of illegal cutting of forests. As a result, the materials were referred to the Prosecutor’s Office, where the proceedings began in a state of freedom for the citizens:J. M., 35 years old, resident of the village of Osnat, Pogradec and U. B., 34 years old, resident of Pogradec, after being caught in the vicinity of the village of Osnat, each transporting 18 m3 of firewood without the relevant documentation in an “IFA” type truck vehicle .Quantities of wood and vehicles were seized as material evidence.The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of First Instance of Korçë General Jurisdiction, for further actions.The Korçë Local Police Department appeals to all citizens not to get involved in illegal activities that harm the environment: such as illegal cutting of trees, construction without permission, illegal taking of inert materials, waste of land, pollution of water or of the air, as the controls continue continuously even at night, and every attempt will be detected and will be punished with the force of the law.