In recent days, officers of the Forest and Hunting Management Administration have had successful results in combating illegal forestry activities and illegal use of forests in Nikšić and Šavnik.
The statement from the Administration states that DOO "Novi Bauxiti" illegally cut down about 20 cubic meters of conifers without the consent of the Administration.
"A criminal complaint was filed against this legal entity and the case was submitted to the Basic State Prosecutor's Office for further action. In the same period, during the inspection of freight vehicles on roads, officers of the Directorate for Forest Management and Hunting Areas, with the support and assistance of officers of the Nikšić Forestry Directorate, stopped two freight vehicles transporting wood assortments, which were found not to have the required accompanying documentation. For these reasons, with the assistance of the Directorate, the means of transport with the load were temporarily seized, until the origin of the wood assortments found in the transport could be established beyond doubt," the statement states.
At the same time, officers from the Šavnik Regional Unit discovered the illegal felling of 35 beech trees from the state forest in the Bijela-Vojnik Management Unit.
"The case has been reported to the competent authorities and a criminal complaint has been filed in the hope that the perpetrators of this illegal logging will be prosecuted as soon as possible," the statement from the Directorate for Forest Management and Hunting Areas of Montenegro states.
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