MALOLOS, Philippines – Five suspected illegal loggers were arrested in Donya Remedios Trinidad town in Bulacan on Tuesday.
William Abayan, Jhay-ar de la Cruz, Ramon Marasigan, Alvin Padre and Ariel Rivera, all residents of Barangay Sapang Bulak, were apprehended in Sitio Tanapan in Barangay Camachin, reports reaching Col. Lawrence Cajipe, Bulacan police director, showed.
Police said three chainsaws and an undetermined number of illegally cut logs were recovered from the suspects.
The confiscated items were brought to the community environment and natural resources office in Baliwag for inventory.