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Illegal deforestation in Ariège: investigation for "thefts with damage"

2021-03-18T20:28:34.583Z


Between 300 and 400 trees, mainly 30-year-old oaks and firs, have been illegally cut in recent weeks in Ariège. This was indicated by the Foix prosecutor's office on Thursday, March 18, which opened an investigation for " thefts with damage and in a meeting ". Read also: Mapping of the French forest " These facts are unacceptable " and " affect both the property of those who are victims of it an


Between 300 and 400 trees, mainly 30-year-old oaks and firs, have been illegally cut in recent weeks in Ariège.

This was indicated by the Foix prosecutor's office on Thursday, March 18, which opened an investigation for "

thefts with damage and in a meeting

".

Read also: Mapping of the French forest

"

These facts are unacceptable

" and "

affect both the property of those who are victims of it and the common good that represents a thirty-year-old forest for each of those who enjoy walking there

", underlines the prosecutor. de Foix in a press release.

"

Besides the flora, the fauna will also necessarily be impacted by these facts

", insisted Laurent Dumaine, promising a legal response "

as firm as what the law allows

".

In the town of Perles-et-Castelet, between January 8 and February 28, several individuals noted that their plots were deforested without their authorizations.

To date, twelve victim owners have been identified and have filed a complaint.

Reconciliations are underway with other facts that have occurred in other parts of the department or in neighboring departments.

In addition, the investigations are directed towards a company whose screen-printed vehicles were seen near the place of the facts and in a time close to their commission

”, according to the magistrate.

In view of the environmental impact of the acts committed, the Foix public prosecutor's office dedicated “

significant resources

to this investigation

and likely to be reinforced in the days to come, in particular by the joint referral of a specialized investigation service.

".

Source: lefigaro

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