Four Indonesians among five held for encroaching forest reserve in PahangFour Indonesians among five held for encroaching forest reserve in Pahang
KUANTAN: Police have arrested five men, including four Indonesian nationals, for allegedly encroaching into the Batu Talam Forest Reserve in Mukim Tras, Raub, yesterday.
Raub district police chief Superintendent Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman said the arrests followed a tip-off from the public about suspicious activity in the area at around 5pm.
A police team was dispatched to the scene and came across a local man driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle and an Indonesian man on a motorcycle.
Further checks in the vicinity led to the discovery of a makeshift shelter occupied by three more Indonesian men.
"All five people, aged between 40 and 65, were detained. The Raub District Forestry Office has been notified for further action and investigation," Mohd Shahril said in a statement today.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 88(1) of the National Forestry Act 1984.
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