Man fined for selling more than 15m3 of illegal timber
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Cuong was caught red-handed illegally buying and selling more than 15 cubic meters of teak and re wood.
Standing Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh has just signed a decision to sanction administrative violations in the forestry sector against Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong (born in 1976, residing in Thanh Duc commune, Thanh Chuong district).
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| Tau wood is one of the four selected woods (including ironwood, lim, sen, and tau) in Vietnam. With the characteristics of not rotting, not being eaten by termites, and being very durable, Tau is considered a precious wood and has a fairly high price on the market. Illustrative photo |
Previously, on April 14, the Environmental Police Department of Nghe An Province Police discovered and made a record of administrative violations against Mr. Cuong when he bought and sold 14.09m3teak wood (group II) and 1.5m3re wood (group 4).
Working with the police, this man could not provide legal documents related to the above wood.
For this act, Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong was administratively fined 105 million VND and had all the above-mentioned timber confiscated.