In a major haul, the Forest Department has seized illegal Hollong tree logs at Tokudubi near Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
The illegally chopped valuable Hollong tree logs were seized under the supervision of T C Ranjith Ram (IFS) Divisional Forest office of Digboi forest division under Tinsukia district staffs of Margherita West range forest office and Lekhajan forest beat office.
Tokudubi falls under Margherita forest range office of Digboi forest division, Tinsukia.
The forest department carried out the operation based on information about the presence of logs being illegally chopped in the area.
However, the illegal timber Mafias fled from the scene before the forest team arrived.
Reportedly, Tokudubi has a history of exploiting such valuable trees for a long time now.
