Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday, arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring.
A criminal group behind those arrested spans a web of loggers, sawmill workers, furniture makers and drivers as well as public officials taking bribes, state police said in a statement.
The sawmills were located near Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil’s largest rainforest state.
Brazil police arrest dozens in illegal Amazon rainforest logging ring
