S. Korea dune merchant, 72, held over sand mining in Indonesia mangrove forest
Published on: Sunday 29 September 2024
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested a 72-year-old South Korean national for allegedly running a sand quarrying operation in a protected forest area in West Sulawesi province. The incident marks a rare instance of a foreign citizen charged with environmental crimes in the world’s largest archipelagic country. The operation involved multiple agencies, including the […]
News source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/s-korea-dune-merchant-72-held-over-sand-mining-in-indonesia-mangrove-forest/
