Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:08:08 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO GOVERNMENT has banned the export of all types of timber after 194 trucks were recently intercepted carrying Mukula logs suspected to have been harvested illegally. The trucks would be forfeited to the State if discovered that they belonged to the owners of the confiscated logs, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata announced at a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday. The minister said that from the 466 trucks which were intercepted, 194 trucks did not have the necessary documents following a verification exercise by the joint Mukula investigative team. Ms Kapata disclosed that the other 272 trucks had the necessary documentation and that they would be released and allowed to proceed. She explained that the owners of the 194 trucks would have to prove that the trucks were only hired to carry the logs, failure to which they would be forfeited to the State. The […]
