Source: Britain News
A devastated area in the Amazon rainforest has seen police action this week, as 70 people were arrested for allegedly deforesting protected areas of the Amazon jungle.Brazilian police took the loggers out of the jungle and have been searching for others who slipped their net.
According to local officials, the operation came at the culmination of two years' investigation into loggers, farm owners, forest managers and public officials.
It has been alleged that some officials in the environmental offices of the Amazon state of Mato Grosso falsified records to allow illegal timber sales.
Police have charged that US$500 million worth of environmental damage was done by those arrested.