Jakarta – Police discovered illegal logging practices at the Indragiri Hulu (Inhu) border, Riau Province. Hundreds of cubic meters of processed wood were confiscated by the police. The wood looks neatly arranged ready to be distributed. Stacks of wood were arranged in various blocks along the edge of the channel which would later become a means of moving wood downstream. Inhu Police Chief, AKBP, Fahrian Saleh Siregar, said the pile of wood resulting from illegal logging was uncovered on Friday (12/5). A total of 300 cubic meters of processed wood, believed to be the result of illegal logging, was seized by the police. Scroll to continue content “The evidence we found was wood processed by illegal logging in the form of planks and logs with a total volume of 300 cubic meters,” Inhu Police Chief AKBP Fahrian said in his statement, Wednesday (12/10). Portrait of hundreds of cubic meters of illegal logging demolished by police in Indragiri Hulu, Riau. (Photo: doc. Special) The processed timber resulting from illegal logging is neatly arranged along the edge of the canal. However, the police did not find the perpetrator on the spot. “The perpetrator was not found when we went there. We are still investigating,” he said. AKBP Fahrian added that this disclosure is a manifestation of the Inhu Police’s commitment to protecting forests as the lungs of the world, which is in line with the ‘Green Policing’ program initiated by Riau Regional Police Chief Inspector General Herry Heryawan. Photo: This illegal logging was uncovered when the Deputy Chief of Riau Regional Police, Brigadier General Josssy Kusumo, went through the air on 21 November 2025. (Special Doc.) Meanwhile, Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for the Inhu Police, AKP Arthur Joshua Toreh, explained when the Riput Police’s investigation began. General Adrianto Jossy Kusumo went through the air in the Inhu area with a helicopter and found a view of piles of wood in the Inhu area. The helicopter pilot took the following video with the location coordinates. These findings were then relayed to the Inhu Police Chief. On Thursday 4 December 2025 at approximately 06.15 WIB, the joint team of the Inhu Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Inhil Police Criminal Investigation Unit, UPT KPH Indragiri and PT MSK personnel left with 9 (nine) small pompong units and traveled to the coordinate point via the Gaung Kanan River. “The joint team arrived at the coordinates at around 18.30 WIB and according to the video or documentation, found a pile of approximately 300 cubic meters of wood,” said Arthur. Photo: Some of the timber resulting from illegal logging flows into a canal in Indragiri Hulu, Riau. (doc. Special) Arthur said there were no residents or workers when his team arrived at the location. However, the results of investigations in the field found a pile of 300 cubic meters of wood. “Then we also found tree stumps from logging and workers’ cabins,” he continued. Because it was already evening when they arrived at the Haru coordinate point, the joint team spent the night in a hut at that location. On Friday (5/12) morning, the joint team continued their journey to return to the starting point of departure at PT MSK. “The evidence is still being guarded by staff at the location,” he concluded. (mea/yld)