Three Months on the Run, Suspected Illegal Logging Investor in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) Arrested

PALANGKA RAYA, GARISBUMI.com – The Ministry of Forestry arrested LF alias BG (46), a fugitive who is suspected of being an investor in a case of illegal logging in the forest area of ​​Terantang Hilir Village, Seranau District, East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan (Kalteng).

LF was arrested after being hunted for about three months. A joint team of investigators from the Kalimantan Regional Forestry Law Enforcement Center and the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) Regional Police arrested him in the East Kotawaringin area on Sunday, September 6 2026, at around 17.45 WIB.

After being arrested, LF was taken to the Palangka Raya Region I Kalimantan Gakkumhut Regional Office to undergo an examination. Investigators then named him a suspect.

LF is suspected of financing and employing a number of people to process the wood harvested from within the forest area. The logs are processed into processed wood using a circular saw.

Ministry of Forestry Searches for Illegal Logging Investors

Director General of Forestry Law Enforcement Dwi Januanto Nugroho said the disclosure of this case shows that forestry law enforcement should not stop with workers found in the field.

Investigators must trace the parties who provide financing, give orders, and gain profits from these illegal activities.

“In forestry crimes, the people found working in the field are not necessarily the ones who have the most say. "Therefore, law enforcement must be able to follow the traces of financing and orders that drive these activities," he said. said Dwi in a statement in Palangka Raya, Tuesday, September 8 2026.