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Illegal Mau Forest Cedar Intercepted in Nakuru

On this day in 2012, Kenya Forest Service officers in Nakuru intercepted a significant haul of illegal cedar posts, striking a blow against timber poaching in the Mau Forest. Valued at over KSh 300,000, the contraband was discovered hidden inside a refrigerated lorry in the Pipeline area—a desperate tactic by loggers to bypass checkpoints. The […]

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On this day in 2012, Kenya Forest Service officers in Nakuru intercepted a significant haul of illegal cedar posts, striking a blow against timber poaching in the Mau Forest. Valued at over KSh 300,000, the contraband was discovered hidden inside a refrigerated lorry in the Pipeline area—a desperate tactic by loggers to bypass checkpoints.
The recovery highlighted the ongoing battle to protect the Eastern Mau block from environmental degradation. The suspects escaped.
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