Forest rangers fired warning shots, and illegal loggers were killed by gunfire.

Surrounded by illegal loggers on the river, the timber thieves put up fierce resistance, forcing forest rangers to fire a series of warning shots, resulting in one death.

Krông Pa forest, a hotspot for illegal logging in Gia Lai. Photo: Nhật Hạ.

On the morning of June 3rd, Mr. Truong Quoc Dung, Head of the Forest Protection Department of Krong Pa district (Gia Lai province), stated that the previous afternoon, his unit received information about several people illegally logging and transporting timber.Krông Năng River.Five forest rangers went to the scene.Authorities discovered four people traveling in an iron boat carrying approximately 4-5 cubic meters of Cam Xe wood heading towards Phu Yen.

When confronted by law enforcement, the group brandished machetes, knives, and sticks. Seeing the danger, forest ranger Dinh Viet Hong fired five warning shots into the air. However, the illegal loggers remained aggressive, using a boat to approach and injure two rangers.

At that moment, Hong fired his gun at the side of the boat to deter the aggressive group of loggers. However, the boat was unstable on the water, and the bullet hit Nguyen Son Dong in the leg.Seeing their accomplice injured, the illegal loggers sped their boat towards Phu Yen to take him to the hospital for emergency treatment.The forest rangers also took the two injured officers to the hospital.

According to Mr. Dung, late that same night, the Forest Protection Department received news from the Krong Pa District Police that Dong had died."Along this stretch of river, forest rangers have repeatedly clashed with illegal loggers, who have challenged and threatened them," Mr. Dung said.

Lieutenant Colonel Tran Ngoc Anh, Head of the Staff Department of the Gia Lai Provincial Police, said that the unit has dispatched forces to coordinate with relevant parties to investigate and clarify the matter.

According to VNE