Jeongeup-si to Conduct Intensive Crackdown on Illegal Activities in Forests During Spring Until Next Month

Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk announced on the 9th that it will conduct intensive crackdowns on illegal activities in forests until the 31st of next month, coinciding with the peak farming and forest product harvesting seasons.

Jeongeup City will conduct intensive crackdowns on illegal activities in the forest during the spring season until next month.
[Photo by Jeongeup City]

The city has organized a crackdown team consisting of officials from the Forest Greenery Division and the Forest Protection Prevention Unit to focus on ▲illegal excavation and collection of forest products such as wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, rare plants, pine trees, and soil and rocks ▲unauthorized entry into restricted forest areas ▲violations of fire-related regulations ▲illegal movement and export of pine species ▲installation and activities of unauthorized illegal facilities within forests.

If caught during the crackdown, offenders may face up to five years of imprisonment or fines of up to 50 million won in accordance with relevant laws.

A city official stated, “Despite continuous crackdowns, illegal activities in forests have not been eradicated,” adding, “We will do our best to eliminate illegal activities in forests not only during this intensive crackdown period but also through ongoing enforcement in the future.”

Jeongeup = Kim Jaegil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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