Vietnamese workers suspected of stealing wood from Taiwan forest

Inspectors looking into involvement by larger gang

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/09/24
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A taxi driver and two Vietnamese migrant workers were arrested for stealing wood from a national forest, reports said Tuesday (September 24).

This was the second such case in two months in the Wujie area of Nantou County, but the latest incident was unprecedented because the suspects used a cab to transport their loot, the Central News Agency reported.

Forestry Bureau inspectors based in Puli reportedly saw suspicious individuals and vehicles frequenting backroads through the forest. Monday (September 23) afternoon, they alerted police officers, who helped them stop a taxi carrying two Vietnamese passengers.    [FULL  STORY]