9.8 million worth of forest was illegally cut down in Verkhoshizhemsky district.

9.8 million worth of forest was illegally cut down in Verkhoshizhemsky district.

      Today, 09:23 | Reporter

      

      

       A criminal case has been opened on the fact of illegal logging on an especially large scale.

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

       Photo: Prosecutor's Office of the Kirov Region According to the investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, from September 2022 to March 2024, two members of a criminal group illegally cut down forests on the territory of the forest fund in the Verkhoshizhemsky district in order to receive income from the sale of felled timber.

      A criminal case was opened against the men. They are charged under Part 3 of Article 260 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. During the preliminary investigation, the material damage totaling more than 9 million 800 thousand rubles, which was caused to the forest fund, was compensated.

      At the moment, the case has been sent to the Sovetsky District Court of the Kirov region for consideration on the merits.

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9.8 million worth of forest was illegally cut down in Verkhoshizhemsky district.

A criminal case has been opened on the fact of illegal logging on an especially large scale.