‘Escaped’ alleged timber trader possessed 378 logs

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Phak Seangly

 

Authorities in Kampong Speu on Friday finished measuring a significant timber haul at a warehouse allegedly belonging to a Military Region 3 army officer, according to Oral District Governor Bun Vichet, though authorities declined to offer details on his whereabouts yesterday.

 

The owners of the warehouse, which was raided last Tuesday, were identified on the military police’s Facebook page as military officer Choeung Theng and his wife, Kou Sokhoeun. The pair are reported to have stored a total of 378 logs at the site, which were officially confiscated on Friday and moved to the nearby Samrong Tong district Forestry Administration office.

 

“The authorities did not see Choeung Theng there and the warehouse was closed,” District Governor Vichet said yesterday, before referring questions to deputy provincial prosecutor Seu Longdy, who could not be reached.

 

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