A man and his two parents were arrested at the beginning of March for illegal felling of trees and theft of wood in Yvelines. The harvested wood was exported to the international market, particularly to China.
The amount of damage was estimated at 160,000 euros by the National Forestry Office (manager of public forests) The son, salesman of the company but "de facto manager" according to the gendarmes, his mother, de jure manager, and his father were placed in police custody on March 6.