Forest rangers chased and were hit in the head by bricks thrown by illegal loggers
While chasing a truck carrying illegal timber, Mr. Nghia was attacked on the head with a brick by the driver and had to go to the emergency room.
Injured forest ranger Nguyen Trung Nghia is being treated at the Northern Quang Binh Regional General Hospital. |
When the inspection force asked the vehicle to stop, the driver dumped the wood and drove away, forcing the authorities to pursue.
During the pursuit, the subject in the truck threw a brick at Nguyen Trung Nghia (born in 1992, an officer of the Mobile Forest Ranger Team No. 2 for Forest Fire Prevention) in the head, injuring him and requiring emergency treatment at the Bac Quang Binh Regional General Hospital.
The amount of wood the object dumped and left behind was 5.8m³ of wood. |
Through initial inspection, the wood dumped on the truck earlier consisted mainly of acacia and vac wood with a volume of 5.8m3 of wood.