Today: November 27, 2024
March 30, 2022
1 min read

Container with Cocobolo wood valued at more than a million dollars seized

Another container with 500 wooden logs of the species Dalbergia retusa, better known as Cocobolo, and which is in danger of extinction, was seized by the National Police in conjunction with officials from Mi Ambiente and the Public Ministry.

Last Monday a large amount of wood was also seized in a Colon port.

The discovery occurred in a shipment located in a port in the province of Colón, which would be sent to Shanghai, China.

According to Omar Castillo, executive of area A. of the Colon Police Zone, the wood is valued at one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) in the international market.

Castillo, assured that this wood did not physically meet the export requirements, so it is presumed that this timber species was illegally extracted from the protected areas of our country, failing to comply with the Crime Against Natural Resources.

This is the second shipment of wood seized in the last 72 hours in the province of Colón, added to the seizure made last Monday, March 28, it was possible to seize 850 Cocobolo tucas valued at one million eight hundred thousand dollars $1,800,000.



Source link

Latest Posts

They celebrated "Buenos Aires Coffee Day" with a tour of historic bars - Télam
Cum at clita latine. Tation nominavi quo id. An est possit adipiscing, error tation qualisque vel te.

Categories

They summoned relatives of the disappeared to identify 600 victims of the dictatorship
Previous Story

They summoned relatives of the disappeared to identify 600 victims of the dictatorship

A “dire” year for human rights and a worse prognosis is feared in 2022
Next Story

Amnesty International denounces persistent “hostility” towards human rights in Nicaragua

Latest from Blog

Go toTop