Pakading District, along the road No. 13, on 25 and 27 August 2011.
More than 840,000 cubic metres of kayoung were confiscated in Champassak in
August 2011; the authorities arrested 106 people reportedly involved in illegal logging
and the investigation is ongoing. Four of the arrested are identified as Vietnamese and
another one as Chinese. Twenty-eight cars and six motorcycles used by the loggers were
also confiscated.
Of the seized wood, over 526,000 cubic metres was confiscated in Pathoumphone
District; 235,163 cubic metres in Mounlapamok district; 43,153 cubic metres in Paksong
district and 38,346 cubic metres in Khong district.
The Provincial State Inspection Authority said that illegal logging and trafficking of
endangered wood in Chmapsassack province has been widespread since 2010, especially
in Laos-Cambodia border areas or areas between Sekong - Attapeua, and Attapeu –
Champassck. Loggers are locals and foreigners.
Corruption is widespread in Laos’ forestry sector, explaining why national laws are
widely flouted. In 2010, a Government prosecutor admitted that the number of forestry
officials charged with taking bribes was increasing, with payments being made to
inspectors to allow cutting in excess of quotas. It has been estimated that 20 per cent of
logging companies’ total overhead in Laos is comprised of bribes to senior officials to
secure quotas.
Pakading District, along the road No. 13, on 25 and 27 August 2011.More than 840,000 cubic metres of kayoung were confiscated in Champassak inAugust 2011; the authorities arrested 106 people reportedly involved in illegal loggingand the investigation is ongoing. Four of the arrested are identified as Vietnamese andanother one as Chinese. Twenty-eight cars and six motorcycles used by the loggers werealso confiscated.Of the seized wood, over 526,000 cubic metres was confiscated in PathoumphoneDistrict; 235,163 cubic metres in Mounlapamok district; 43,153 cubic metres in Paksongdistrict and 38,346 cubic metres in Khong district.The Provincial State Inspection Authority said that illegal logging and trafficking ofendangered wood in Chmapsassack province has been widespread since 2010, especiallyin Laos-Cambodia border areas or areas between Sekong - Attapeua, and Attapeu –Champassck. Loggers are locals and foreigners.Corruption is widespread in Laos’ forestry sector, explaining why national laws arewidely flouted. In 2010, a Government prosecutor admitted that the number of forestryofficials charged with taking bribes was increasing, with payments being made toinspectors to allow cutting in excess of quotas. It has been estimated that 20 per cent oflogging companies’ total overhead in Laos is comprised of bribes to senior officials tosecure quotas.
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