Macedonia: 35-year-old arrested for illegal and uncontrolled logging in the Arethousa forest

The arrested man, along with his father and brother, managed to deforest the entire mountaintop - The ecological disaster is great as the damage to the forest is considered irreversible

A 35-year-old man was arrested for illegal logging in Arethousa, outside Thessaloniki, only to be eventually revealed that it was a family matter as a case was filed against both the father and brother...More...

The coordinated actions of police officers from the Environmental Protection Department of the Thessaloniki Crime Prosecution and Investigation Directorate led to the identification and arrest of a person who was carrying out illegal logging in the Arethousa forest. This is a 35-year-old man, against whom, as well as against two other relatives-accomplices, a case was filed for illegal logging and violation of legislation concerning environmenta…