Rayees Shah
Forest Employees along with Protection force, Ganderbal seized a vehicle loaded with huge quantity illicit timber on Saturday morning.
An official speaking to The Kashmiriyat told that a joint team of FPF team, Forest department along with control room, yesterday night on a specific information, laid a Naka at Najwan area of Kangan. During the naka, a vehicle bearing Registration No. JK16A/6043 loaded with huge quantity illicit Timber was intercepted.
During searches around 26 to 27 ft Deodar was recovered from the vehicle while the driver was also arrested in the meantime.
Range Officer Sindh Forest division Kangan Muneer Ahmad confirmed the reports and said that the party had seized the vehicle along with the illicit stuff and was secured and dumped at Reporting centre, to be carted down for further confiscation proceedings.
He further said that the driver of the vehicle was also arrested.