Chinese woman arrested in Tamale for transporting rosewood
The Northern Regional Police Command, last Sunday arrested a 43-year-old Chinese woman for illegally transporting a large quantity of Rosewood to Tema for export to China.
Ms Huang was
Two containers fully loaded with the redwood on board two articulated trucks have been impounded by the police.
Briefing
Briefing the media in Tamale yesterday, the Northern Regional Crime Officer who is also in charge of the North East and Savannah regions, Superintendent (Supt) Otuo Acheampong, said the police received intelligence about the incident and immediately alerted the various checkpoints.
According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect was not having any lumbering certificate, passport and other valuable documents that permitted her to engage in Rosewood business in the country.
He added that investigation also revealed that Ms Huang had gained notoriety in the illegal Rosewood business in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.
He said the suspect was currently in police
Vigilance
Following the ban on the harvesting and exportation of rosewood, the Northern Regional Command, according to its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Mohammed Yussif Tanko, had increased its surveillance at various check-points to help fight the menace.
He appealed to the public to volunteer information to the police that would lead to the arrest of persons engaged in illegal rosewood harvesting in the region.
Ban on Rosewood logging
In March, this year, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
The ministry directed the Forestry Commission to suspend the processing of permits for the exportation of Rosewood.
However,