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First strike: nearly 200 illegal loggers arrested in massive sting across 12 countries

2013-02-20 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: One-hundred-and-ninety-seven illegal loggers across a dozen Central and South American countries have been arrested during INTERPOL's first strike against widespread forestry crime. INTERPOL, or The International Criminal Police Organization, worked with local police forces to take a first crack at illegal logging. In all the effort, known as Operation Lead, resulted in the seizure of 50,000 cubic meters of wood worth around $8 million. "Operation Lead marks the beginning of INTERPOLs effort...

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