Two men were arrested, in addition to the illegally extracted wood assurance and equipment for the cutting of trees, was the result of a procedure carried out by officials of the Anzoátegui State Police, in the Atapirire sector of the Miranda de la Anzoatiguense municipality.
The director of that citizen security agency, commissioner Power Cano Nieto informed that officials assigned to the El Tigre Police Coordination Center observed in a forested area, close to the El Pao River, two subjects, which when intercepted showed nervousness, so When reviewing the area they found the site where they performed the illegal felling of a Ceiba tree (Ceiba Pentandra).
Cano Nieto identified the detainees as Carlos Eduardo Zamora Figueroa (19 years) and primitive Arévalo Tarazón (61), who had hidden 205 wooden slats, about 70 centimeters long by 10 centimeters wide.
At the time of the arrest, two chainsaw equipment, a machete, a 12 -caliber shotgun without visible serial, 11 percussed cartridges and two without percusses were also retained.
The police chief explained that two phones were also seized and a Bera brand motorcycle, a SBR model, in a blue king.
The detainees were transferred to the police headquarters remaining at the order of the Public Ministry.
The CEIBA is one of the largest and most bulky trees of the Venezuelan flora, and is observed in the Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Anzoátegui, Monagas, Zulia, Apure, Barinas, Portuguese, Portuguese, Yaracuy, Lara, Falcón and the Capital District states.
