Up to 10 Years in Prison for Those Who Cause a Forest Fire in Tamaulipas

Ciudad Victoria, Tam. Causing a forest fire in Tamaulipas will be punished with imprisonment of 2 to 10 years, according to the reform of the Penal Code approved this Friday by the Congress of the State. Until before the change, the crime was punished with a penalty of 1 to 7 years in prison, which in the opinion of the legislators was insufficient in view of the severity of the environmental damage caused by the fires. The reform seeks to stop …