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Illegal logging crew arrested near New Taipei City: police
Police yesterday said that earlier this week they arrested a logging crew that was illegally cutting precious wood species such as stout camphors, incense cedars, redwoods and beeches in mountainous areas of national forests near Wulai District in New Taipei City.
The nine people arrested were found to have stockpiled about 10 tonnes of logs from the trees, valued at an estimated NT$100 million (US$3 million), police said.
The stock included several incense cedar burls from trees that were 700 to 800 years old, police said.
Despite illegal logging carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years, many consider it worth the risk because it is a lucrative business.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/25/2003628560