Illegal loggers crash their truck into police to escape
The driver of the truck carrying illegal timber crashed straight into the person who signaled to stop and continued to step on the gas, crashing straight into the Forest Ranger car that was blocking the road ahead.
On August 24, the leader of the Lac Duong District Forest Protection Department (Lam Dong) said that they are coordinating with the district's functional forces to investigate and clarify the case of a group of people using a truck carrying illegal timber to crash into a car of the district Forest Protection Department to escape.
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According to Mr. Dong Van Lam - Head of Lac Duong Forest Protection Department, from information reported by local people, on the night of August 23, Lac Duong District Forest Protection force coordinated with the District Police to organize an ambush and caught red-handed a truck transporting illegal timber from Dak Lak province to Da Lat city, Lam Dong province.
At that time, the authorities discovered a truck with license plate 49C-192.78 carrying illegal timber from Suoi Vang to Da Lat city.
When reaching the intersection of the road to Ankroet Hydropower Plant (in Lac Duong district), on Provincial Road 722, the truck was asked to stop for inspection.
At this time, the driver of the truck carrying illegal timber rushed straight into the person who signaled to stop the car and continued to step on the gas, crashing straight into the Forest Ranger car that was blocking the road ahead.
Then, the 3 subjects in the car fled into the forest below the 7-story waterfall.
Urgently pursuing the suspects, at nearly 1 a.m. on August 24, the authorities arrested Tran Vu Long (bus assistant), while the driver and another suspect escaped.
At the scene, the front of the Forest Protection Department's car was severely damaged. The Lac Duong District authorities temporarily detained Tran Vu Long and the vehicle carrying illegal timber. On the vehicle were 7 sawn timber planks and 4 round logs of red wood (group I) with a volume of more than 0.8 m3.
Currently, Lac Duong District Police are coordinating with the District Forest Protection Department to expand the investigation and clarify the subjects involved in transporting illegal timber and having acts of resisting law enforcement officers.
